The Art of Mapping

Take a closer look at the wonderful world of maps through history. More than simply a topological...

What’s your sign? The Art of the Zodiac

Do you believe your personality is mapped out in the stars? Read below to check if your zodiac...

The Brian Trenerry Archive

The delightful, nostalgia-inducing Brian Trennery collection is a treasure trove of fleeting...

Hogarth: A Rake’s Progress

Sex, Booze and Debauchery in 18th-Century London William Hogarth (1697-1764) grew up in the less...

Giddy Up! The Horse in Art

The horse in Anglo-Saxon mythology is an extremely significant symbol. ‘Horsa’ – from which we...

Wacky fashion trends – corsets, codpieces and crinolines

They say that fashion trends have a way of resurfacing, but here’s hoping that these trends have...

Upbeat and High Tempo: The Jazz Age

The Jazz Age was a post-WWI movement in the 1920s from which jazz music, dance and a new joie de...

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

Famous Kids, Part I – Actors During a (very busy) Monday afternoon I came across some images of...

WWI in colour

Discover rare and vibrant colour autochromes, documenting the soldiers and battles during First...

What the Dickens?

Illustrator Joseph Clayton Clarke ‘Kyd’ brings many of Charles Dickens’ iconic characters to life