Art and Architecture, mainly

Europeans dreamed of a Central American canal for ages; even Pres. Ulysses Grant sent 7 feasibility expeditions. As tra­v­­el and trade in t...

The original house, now called The Cedars in Hahndorf , was built in the late 1870s by Alfred Wheelwright, then he sold the property to a N...

entertainment facilities on Eastbourne Pier Like other coastal towns, Eastbourne began to grow rapidly as the medicinal and leisure bene...

Shirtwaist designs, The Modern Priscilla Needlework Magazine, 1906 5 Minute History Russians  Max Blanck and Isaac Harris  immigrated to the...

Edgar Degas (1834-1917) was born in Paris , son of banker Augustin De Gas. At 11 Degas enrolled in Lycée Louis-le-Grand , graduating in 1853...

The idea of photographing the dead might be seen as morbid today but it made perfect sense to Victorians. Readers might like to find Audrey ...

Few places in the world were as infamous for murders as the East End of London . Jack the Ripper, The Krays and 1811 Ratcliffe Highway murde...

Before 1876, communication over distance was often by telegraphy. The General Post Office/GPO , governmental till 1969, had the monopoly on ...

Writing desk by Harvey Ellis and Gustav Stickley, 1903 Sheffield Gustav Stickley (1858-1942) was 1st son of German migrants Barbara & Le...