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Monarch of the Glen: secured for the nation

Earlier this year, The National Galleries of Scotland acquired one of the most famous paintings...

Vaudeville in Early Motion Film

Roll up, roll up! Come in and watch a collection of weird and wonderful vaudeville acts from the...

Madcap Inventions

Here are some of history’s most weird and wonderful inventions captured by photographers,...

Vanitas – symbols of death & decadence

Looking back at the ‘Memento Mori’ painting tradition, Vanitas is a macabre genre of symbolic...

When will I be famous? Guess the celebrity from their picture as a child. Episode II

Famous Kids, Part II – Royals and Politicians See how many you can guess and if you get stuck or...

Top 10 Father Figures from Literature

With Father’s Day soon approaching, we took a look at the literary characters that we’ve come to...

Cruel Fates: One Voyage too Far

Five explorers whose lives ended suddenly and tragically in pursuit of new discoveries Robert...

7 things you didn’t know about London’s iconic Savoy Hotel

In 2019 one of London’s landmark institutions, the Savoy Hotel, turns 130. Having hosted many...

Animals that Changed History

As Footage Manager I get to watch and catalogue all manner of unusual and varied historical...

An Insight into J. F. Kennedy, on Camera

The 29th May 2017 will mark 100 years since the birth of one of the most popular US presidents in...

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