Booms and bombs everyday in Malta and Gozo are just a regular occurrence. The people of…
Category: History
Discovery of America
The Nao Santa Maria, pictured, is a replica of the boat in which Christopher Columbus sailed…
What Did Anne Boleyn Really Look Like?
Visitors to Hever Castle’s exhibition Capturing a Queen: The Image of Anne Boleyn have the rare…
Childhood Memories of King George VI’s Death
There are some things etched in childhood memory that one never forgets. When King George VI…
Marilyn Monroe: A Portrait, National Portrait Gallery, London
Spending an hour inside the Marilyn exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery in London feels a…
Kent and Sussex Are Full Of Historic Pubs & Inns, Legends & Folk Stories
Across Kent and Sussex, some of the most compelling places to visit are not landmarks in…
Nymans – The Art of Illusion
No matter how many times I visit Nymans the house and gardens always offer something different,…
Queen Elizabeth II’s Everlasting Love for Malta
Her most favourite country outside her own As the United Kingdom gears up to mark the…
The Importance of Being Oscar Review: Alastair Whatley Shines at Eastbourne’s Devonshire Park Theatre
Oscar Wilde once remarked that he put all his genius into his life and only his…
Dancing Through the Night: A Look Back at Wigan’s Northern Soul Revolution
It was 1975 and we’d travelled, en famille, to visit an old work colleague of…