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...

Key Figures of World War I

Many different nations were involved in the Great War. It is therefore not surprising that royals...

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...

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...

We all know French cuisine is the best

I come from Lyon, the French capital of former France (Gaulles), of the French Resistance, of...

Dressed to impress: The Royal Ceremonial Dress Collection

A delicate feather fan, a leather jerkin and a pair of golfing shoes may appear to have little in...

WWI in colour

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

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...

Dinosaurs Rule: Unearth a Prehistoric World in Pictures

Fossils and modern technology have helped us piece together what dinosaurs may have looked like,...

Style focus: Stripes vs florals

Have you noticed how some fashion ‘trends’ never actually go out of style? The big spring/summer...