Lady Ottoline Violet Anne Morrell, born 16 June 1873, was an English aristocrat and society hostess. Her patronage was influential in...

John William Waterhouse RA, born 6 April 1849, was an English painter known for working first in the Academic style and for then...

In this article we explore the lost exhibitions of London, the Great Exhibition held at the Crystal Palace in 1851, the Franco-British...

Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones, 1st Baronet, born 28 August 1833, was a British artist and designer associated with the phase of the...

Dame Margaret Evelyn de Arias DBE (née Hookham) born 18 May 1919, known by the stage name Margot Fonteyn, was an English ballerina. She...

In February's Livres du Mois we explore Love Letters to Libraries. From the history of libraries across the world to the architecture of...

Annemarie Minna Renée Schwarzenbach, born 23 May 1908, was a Swiss writer, journalist and photographer. Her bisexual mother brought her...

Marianne Breslauer, born 20 November 1909, was a German photographer, photojournalist and pioneer of street photography during the Weimar...

(George) James Henry Lees-Milne, born 6 August 1908, was an English writer and expert on country houses, who worked for the National...

As it is Valentines Day I wanted to do something special, something that would bring enjoyment to the reader, something beautiful that...