Government issues major update on future of crumbling North Manchester General Hospital
Health secretary Wes Streeting has told the House of Commons this afternoon (January 20) that the crumbling Victorian estate ...
Did two obscure 1800s books predict Trump’s return & rise of son Barron? Wild theory says he may be ‘the LAST president’
DONALD Trump’s return to the White House could have been foreseen by books from the 1800s, it’s been claimed. A pair of ...
Exhibitions and BBC film will celebrate legacy of Turner on 250th anniversary
The legacy of English romantic painter JMW Turner will be celebrated throughout this year with exhibitions and a BBC ...
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These Stunning 19th-Century Artworks Reveal the Contradictions of the Modern Woman
A new exhibition spotlights James Tissot, whose paintings and prints reflected women’s ever-evolving roles in Victorian ...
History under the floorboards: Decoding the diets of institutionalized women in 19th century Sydney
The barracks is World Heritage Listed for its convict history, but is equally important for the story of 19th century ...
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Russia claims to have found huge oil reserves in Antarctica; UK feels it could mean a complete new ball game
The House of Commons’ Environmental Audit Committee ... However, these claims of ownership were suspended for half a century when the Antarctic Treaty was negotiated in 1959, and reiterated ...
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Someone Sent a Fuzzy Photo of a Painting to Christie’s. It Turned Out to Be a Rare Watercolor by J.M.W. Turner
After its owner submitted the piece to an online appraisal service, auction house specialists realized it had been ...
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Parties, Gossip and Too Much Brew: How 19th Century Brooklynites Celebrated the New Year
Of course, in the late 19th century, your ability to celebrate depended on your ... For upper-class Brooklynites, New Year’s Day was the day everyone went visiting, going from house to house to offer ...
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England’s ‘Catholic Moment’: What can the history of British converts tell us about American Catholics?
As our own cultural moment in the United States has included some prominent conversions to Catholicism, what might we learn ...
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Timeline: Key dates in the century-long battle over the Equal Rights Amendment
The struggle over the Equal Rights Amendment started more than a century ago when suffragist Alice Paul first proposed it shortly after the ratification of the 19th Amendment, which granted women the ...
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This Stunning 19th-Century Mansion In Maine Is Like Stepping Into A Different Century
Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, step right up and feast your eyes on the architectural marvel that is Victoria Mansion!