A sketch rescued in a dumpster in Hudson, New York is a long lost sketch by renowned English portrait painter George Romney.
In 1902, Eleanor Jourdain passed the Headship of Corran Collegiate School for Girls in Watford to Miss Whishaw, the school’s 5th Form Mistress, and took up the position of Vice-Principal at St Hugh’s ...
DAVID HENTY’S neat, whitewashed bungalow is easy to find – there’s a blue “English Heritage” plaque on the wall bearing his ...
Meta warns about scammers who reach out via unsolicited messages on its apps and other social media platforms, as well as by ...
Sackville-West’s renown as a gardener – and Virginia Woolf’s erstwhile lover – have eclipsed her reputation as a literary ...
Blenheim Palace is also the birthplace of one of Britain’s most famous leaders, Sir Winston Churchill, and it was his father ...
When choosing the best camera for portraits, several key factors come into play. The right lens is essential for achieving flattering focal lengths and creating a beautifully blurred background, but ...
The author of literary classics such as Eugene Onegin and The Queen of Spades, Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin (1799-1837), is widely regarded as Russia’s greatest poet. While the Pushkin family was of ...
It is addressed to William Paget, a 16th century diplomat and it is about what is now known as Wyatt's Rebellion. The rebellion, which failed, was prompted by Queen Mary's decision to marry the ...
In the portrait, Queen Mary is dressed in neutral tones — a white long sleeve turtleneck with a pink floral lace skirt. The Tasmanian-born styled her hair down and accessorised with subtle ...