Van Gogh’s Ear
Vincent Van Gogh is as famous for his painting, a career that spanned just ten years only, in which heContinue Reading
Category: History
Napoleon and Josephine, Love Letters and Angst!
Most people have undoubtedly expressed their love for someone in their life. Sometimes love is out of reach, but oftenContinue Reading
The Big Bang Theory (a brief history of…)
Questions about human history and the origins of the universe has puzzled us for thousands of years. The answer toContinue Reading
Narrative History’s Man of the Moment.
“History is taught, I believe, by one thing only- sparking interest. This means telling a good story, of which thereContinue Reading
The Dance of Death (a brief history of…)
Many amazing works of art have been found painted on the outside walls of cloisters, of family vaults, of ossuariesContinue Reading
Bone Sewing Needles (a brief history of…)
The humble sewing needle needs no introduction. Everyone has likely seen one used or has used one to sew thatContinue Reading
The ‘Capitoline Vision’ of Edward Gibbon.
On the 15th October 1764, Edward Gibbon observed a group of friars singing in the ruins of the Temple ofContinue Reading
Coffee and the Ottoman coffeehouse (a brief history of…)
Coffee today, easily ranks in the top ten most traded commodities in the world. It sits comfortable amongst natural gas,Continue Reading
Roman Road Building 101
The Appian Way? No, just my garden path. Over the past few weeks I have (weather permitting) been building myContinue Reading
Marcus Aurelius: Emperor, General & Philosopher.
In his ‘Meditations’, Marcus Aurelius Antoninus simply wrote or described himself as ‘a male, mature in years, a statesman, aContinue Reading
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