Art and Architecture, mainly

History, art history and architecture of Britain & Empire, Europe, Mediterranean & North America, 1640-1940.

23 December 2025

Fred Astaire, sister Adele & Ginger Rogers

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Adele (1896-1981) and Frederick Austerlitz (1899–1987) were born in Nebraska , children of Johanna and Fritz Aust­er­litz. Johanna was born ...
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20 December 2025

Monastery of the Ursulines, Quebec

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The Ursulines was a religious order of women founded at Brescia Italy in 1535, by St. Angela Merici. The order was the first institute for ...
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18 December 2025

Sydney massacre; honoured in Adelaide

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15 innocent victims were massacred on Bondi Beach Sydney in a shocking attack last weekend. Excited families had been standing on the Bondi...
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16 December 2025

The Edwardians: Age of Elegance Exhibit

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The Edwardian era was always my favourite to read and write about. Health care services improved, mortality declined, literacy spread widel...
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13 December 2025

Philip de Laszlo, Hungary's finest portraitist! Spy?

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László, Portrait of Franz Joseph I in hussar field marshal's uniform, 1899 Hungarian National Museum Philip de Laszlo: His Life and Art ...
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