Wronged Royal Wives – British Scandal and Heartbreak Through the Centuries
Unless you live on Mars, you can’t have missed the 2021 media frenzy around Britain’s Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s interview with Oprah...
Candy Bedworth 21 April 2022
History
What You Need to Know About Fabergé Easter Eggs
During one of my vacations, I got an unexpected treat – the opportunity to see two amazing collections of Fabergé Easter eggs in two days. One...
Alexandra Kiely 17 April 2022
Angkor: The Lost Empire of Cambodia at the California Science Center
The California Science Center in Los Angeles, CA, is host to Angkor: The Lost Empire of Cambodia exhibition from 16 February 2022, through 5...
Maya M. Tola 14 April 2022
Montmartre – The Home to Many Artists
Montmartre – the home to many inspirations was the most artistic district of Paris. It is also known as the “heart of the city” and it surely...
Pola Otterstein 31 March 2022
5 Artists Who Became Soldiers During the First World War
Today we commemorate the anniversary of the end of the Great War. On this occasion we want to present you with artists who enlisted as soldiers...
Magda Michalska 11 November 2021
Alexander Iolas, The Greek Patron of the Arts
Alexander Iolas was a very important gallerist and art collector of the second half of the 20th century. He was born in 1907 in Alexandria of Egypt...
Errika Gerakiti 14 July 2021
Six Wives Of Henry VIII in Portraits
Henry VIII was the King of England who is best known for having six wives and, in particular, killing some of them. He was also famous for doing...
Zuzanna Stańska 4 May 2021
Petticoats, Pennies, and Politics: A Short History of the Suffragette Penny
Have you ever found one of those old brown British pennies? In an antique shop or in one of Grandma’s old handbags? Just a small, flat copper disc?...
Candy Bedworth 12 December 2020
Industrial Landscapes – The Silhouette of the Industrial Revolution
The Industrial Revolution brought profound changes into the world, re-designing its shape in the most hardhearted of ways, never experienced before...
Giordana Goretti 8 December 2020
Royal Portraits: The Art of Image
Shakespeare once wrote, “What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” For monarchs...
Abreeza Thomas 16 August 2020
Mona Lisa at the Battlefield: The History of Saving Art During World War II
During walks through the halls of museums, few people think about how these art masterpieces were not always in their place. In turbulent war years,...
Elizaveta Ermakova 3 July 2020
Get To Know The Cultural Legacy of Albert, Prince Consort
The Royal Collection is one of the largest and most important art collections in the world, and one of the last great European royal collections to...
Wendy Gray 12 April 2018
