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Cuneiform tablets from ancient Babylon cover a range of topics, from exorcising ghosts to uncovering the location of Noah’s ...
This isn’t just a map of Cyprus. It’s THE map! The map that, for over 100 years, defined how our island was seen, measured ...
Embark on an epic adventure as we use a 100-year-old map to uncover rare treasures hidden in a creek! From antique finds to fascinating history, this mud larking journey is one for the books.
On my twenty-first birthday I welcome the opportunity to speak to all the peoples of the British Commonwealth and Empire, wherever they live, whatever race they come from, and whatever language they ...
It is inspired by the book The Case That Shook the Empire: One Man’s Fight for the Truth about the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre by Raghu and Pushpa Palat. The story revolves around Sir Chettur Sankaran ...
On the walls were maps of ... the Ottoman Empire to thwart German plans (the Ottomans were allied to the Central Powers) to foment rebellion in Muslim lands against their British colonial overlords.
Charting Charlotte’s eventful life, McCaffrey-Howarth focuses on her identity as a renowned connoisseur, whose donation of thousands of objects to the Victoria & Albert Museum and the British Museum ...
The novel in Britain 1815-1914, with emphasis on such authors as Thackeray, the Brontes, Dickens, George Eliot, Trollope, Hardy, and Conrad. (Not offered 2025-26).
‘Particularly, the opportunity to design a structure that would both complement the character of the 19th-century townhouse and introduce strong contemporary spaces.' 'The new spaces were designed to ...
Nigel Havers presides as five sellers aim to get the best price for their items, including a football game, wooden steps, a 19th-century map, French glassware and a Noh mask. Show more Nigel ...
Narendra Modi praised Kerala's Sankaran Nair for his fight against British rule. This was after the 1919 Jallianwala Bagh tragedy. Modi wants people in Punjab, Haryana, and Himachal to know Nair's ...