Past and Present: Toyota Building, Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Past The earliest nomadic herders once called Dubai and its surrounds home during ancient times. It was here that theseContinue Reading
Category: History
History Painting: ‘September’ by Gerhard Richter, 2005.
Sometimes it is premature to name a significant event as a turning point in history. 9/11 and its aftermath, theContinue Reading
History Painting: ‘Barge Haulers on the Volga’ by Ilya Repin, 1873.
A casual search of some of the most physical demanding jobs in history led me strangely to artist impressions ofContinue Reading
History Painting: ‘Thaïs of Athens with Torch’ by Joshua Reynolds, 1781.
The notorious events surrounding the burning of the great ancient Persian capital of Persepolis in 330 BCE by Alexander TheContinue Reading
History Painting: ‘Hadrian Visiting A Romano British Pottery’ (1884) by Lawrence Alma-Tadema.
Relatively early in the complex state that was the Roman Empire, a man named Hadrian (Publius Aelius Hadrianus), became theContinue Reading
History Painting: ‘The Christian Martyrs’ Last Prayer’ by Jean-Léon Gérôme, 1863.
The first truly organised persecution of Christians came after the Great Fire of Rome in 64 AD under the EmperorContinue Reading
My 10 favourite history books of all time.
I am a proud history geek. In the early 1990s through to the late 2000s I was like a spongeContinue Reading
When Hollywood’s Darling met Soviet Premier Khrushchev.
On the 19th September 1959, Marilyn Monroe was preparing to meet the Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev, while camped out inContinue Reading
Hawaii’s Gift to the World- The Ukulele.
The ukulele is one of music’s most wonderful and simplest instruments to play. Its innate modesty as an instrument isContinue Reading
12 Fascinating Treasures of Byzantium.
Positioned on the crossroads between Western Europe and Asia, Byzantium was for a very long time the centre of theContinue Reading
Rearview Mirror 