Dame Nellie Melba: Australia’s first global superstar.
The incredible Nellie Melba was a woman truly ahead of her time. She ignored society’s views of a woman’s placeContinue Reading
Tag: History
Sharon M. Wolf’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
Forgeries, hoaxes and just plain humbug! (Part 1)
The Donation of Constantine (c.750-800) Some have called the Donation of Constantine the greatest forgery in history. For six centuries,Continue Reading
Alexandre Cabanel’s The Birth of Venus (1863).
Inspiration often comes from my daily grind. I’ve said it many times before and today is no different. I boughtContinue Reading
The Great Galveston Hurricane.
The deadliest hurricane in U.S. history struck one of the nations busiest ports, Galveston, in Texas, in the summer ofContinue Reading
Muhammad and the Revelation of God
According to Muslim tradition, on the 8th of June, 632 CE, following a short illness, the Prophet Muhammad, died inContinue Reading
The Queen of Cities – Constantinople – like you have never seen her before.
Have you ever wondered what the queen of cities – Constantinople – might have looked like? Today traces of theContinue Reading
The Forgotten Earthquake of 1966
Earthquakes are a constant reminder to all of us, of the volatility of our planet. Millions of people, especially thoseContinue Reading
Portrait of an Emperor: John VIII Palaiologos.
An Italian Renaissance painter from Florence, by the name of Benozzo Gozzoli, was commissioned to paint a three-walled cycle ofContinue Reading
Nancy Marie Brown reveals some interesting truths about the Lewis Chessmen, Viking history and Margret the Adroit.
Medievalist and author, Nancy Marie Brown just might be Iceland’s hardest working advocate. She spends a part of each summerContinue Reading
Rearview Mirror 