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Who were the ten British prime ministers of Queen Victoria’s reign? What were the highlights of their careers, and what did ...
Let’s take a look at the politics of sculptural commissions plus a top ten of statues featuring women in the city of London. A set of 19th-century drawings by a teenage Queen Victoria will be put up ...
What is the link between Queen Victoria, potatoes and crochet ... famine which decimated the population of Ireland in the mid 19th Century. The Queen even learned to crochet herself, making ...
We travel back to the 19th century to hear about the 'Industrial ... Finally we head to 1851 to hear Queen Victoria read from her journal about the Great Exhibition in Hyde Park.
Suttons was the only firm that could print a guarantee on their seed packets, offering a money-back guarantee if seeds did not germinate. The company also became the suppliers of seeds to Windsor ...
The Victoria Sponge is a two-layer cake filled with jam and cream that was a 19th-Century favourite of Queen Victoria. The American chef, author and food stylist Claire Ptak uses brown sugar ...
Traditionally, Chinese brides wear red to symbolize good fortune, both for themselves and their families. The red cheongsam or qipao, a form-fitting dress detailed with golden adornments is a staple ...
A cottage where Queen Victoria enjoyed picnics will open to the public next year after being restored by the National Trust for Scotland (NTS). The cottage, located on Mar Lodge Estate near ...
A new exhibition at the London Museum Docklands spotlights hundreds of mudlarking finds, from Bronze Age tools to Viking daggers to medieval spectacles Art Meets Science The 19th-century English ...