Peace in Ireland?: The Good Friday Agreement.
The twentieth century saw some of the worst political violence in Northern Ireland, between 1969 and 1999, where almost someContinue Reading
Tag: History
History Painting: ‘Allegory of the 1755 Earthquake’ by João Glama Ströberle.
A massive earthquake some believe to up to the magnitude of 9.0, struck the city of Lisbon during the morningContinue Reading
Today in History: The discovery of the statue of Venus de Milo.
One Hundred and ninety-eight years ago today, on the April 8th 1820, the statue of Venus de Milo was discovered by aContinue Reading
Madness, hysteria, panic and Orson Welles’ The War of the Worlds.
In the first half of the twentieth century, the radio ruled the air waves in homes around the world. AnContinue Reading
A palette rich with colour: Celebrating Pierre-Auguste Renoir.
Ernst Gombrich famously said in his book ‘The Story of Art’: “There really is no such thing as Art. There areContinue Reading
Kate Rae’s ‘The Best Streets in the World’.
Every now and then I will invite a special guest to write about their five favourite streets (or places) inContinue Reading
Will the real Lady Godiva please raise your hand?
Did the real Lady Godiva actually ride through Coventry naked is a question that we have all been asking forContinue Reading
Messing with genetics: Dolly “the world’s most famous sheep”.
Twenty-one years ago, on July 5th1996, Dolly the sheep was born at the Scottish Roslin institute, near Edinburgh. Her birthContinue Reading
Three days at Gettysburg.
It is often said that the bloodiest battle of the American Civil War began almost by accident when a limpingContinue Reading
Past and Present: The Alamo, San Antonio, Texas.
Past The site of the Alamo Mission in San Antonio helped give birth to Texas. Originally it was known asContinue Reading
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