A Closer Look at Art | Mythological Painting
Learn more about key concepts in Western European art history and gain further insight into the paintings and…
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How to Decorate an 18th-century Pocket
To celebrate the paperback release of The Pocket: A Hidden History of Women’s Lives, 1660–1900, we’re delighted…
“The Pocket” Design Competition | Decorate Your Own 18th-century Pocket
The Pocket Design Competition 2020 Unlike the pockets found on women’s clothing today, pockets in the 18th-century…
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August’s Bookshop of the Month – The Bookshop Kirkby Stephen
The Bookshop in Kirkby Stephen is our Bookshop of the Month for August. This lovely independent bookstore was…
July’s Bookshop of the Month – Book Corner
Our July Bookshop of the Month is the Book Corner, which is situated on Milton Street in the…
June’s Bookshop of the Month – Ledbury Books and Maps
June’s Bookshop of the Month takes us to Herefordshire to the legendary Ledbury Books and Maps, which has…
Extracts & Resources
A Closer Look at Art | Mythological Painting
Learn more about key concepts in Western European art history and gain further insight into the paintings and…
Blooming Flowers by Kasia Boddy – An Extract
The fact that the daisy grows in so many places — native to western, central and northern Europe,…
Conversations: Colonialism
The global wave of protests sparked by the killing of George Floyd reminds us that we live in…
