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Mini-Post | Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919)
It’s Renoir’s 180th birthday tomorrow (but I have another on this day post to share too!) so here is an early post on him and my favourite of his paintings, The Umbrellas… (all those shades of blue are so wonderful!) read more
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Mini-Post | John Keats & Fanny Brawne
Two hundred years ago today, the poet John Keats passed away in Rome. read more
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Mini-Post | Mary W. Jackson (1921-2005)
Sixteen years ago today, Mary W. Jackson passed away. She was the first Black female engineer at NASA, and was an important advocate for women engineers, scientists and mathematicians. read more
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Mini-Post | “Dear Jane: A Comedy of Manners”
On 14th November 1932, a play entitled “Dear Jane: A Comedy of Manners” opened at the Civic Repertory Theatre in New York. Staged by British-born Eva Le Gallienne and written by Eleanor Holmes Hinkley, it was the first dramatization of the life of Jane Austen. read more
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Mini-Post | William John Bankes (1786-1855)
William John Bankes, by Henry Bone, after George Sanders (Saunders). Pen and Ink, 1821 (1812). Creative Commons licence, image courtesy NPG London (NPG D17608). William John Bankes was once described as “the father of all mischief” by his friend Lord Byron: the traveller, collector and draughtsman was an MP before he inherited his family estate… read more
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Mini-Post | “I Want To Hold Your Hand”, the Beatles
On this day in 1964, the Beatles got their first number one hit in the US with “I Want To Hold Your Hand” – the song that kicked off Beatlemania in America. (Also one of my favourites by them!) Written by Paul McCartney and John Lennon in the basement of Jane Asher’s parents’ house (McCartney’s… read more
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Rereading Jane Austen | Sense and Sensibility
Inspired by reading about others rereading Jane Austen in the order of publication, and the fact I began 2021 with a head full of Bridgerton (both the Shondaland show and the eight Julia Quinn novels that I binge-read in about two weeks) and Regency history books, I decided it was time to return to Austen’s… read more
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Édouard Manet (1832-1883)
Happy birthday to Edouard Manet, born on this day in 1832! Manet had a short (he died in 1883) but incredibly important artistic career. read more
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Mini-Post | Rasputin
Happy 152nd birthday to (Ra-Ra-)Rasputin, born on this day in 1869. Immortalised as “Russia’s greatest love machine” by Boney M in 1978, Rasputin has been an enigma ever since he first appeared in St Petersburg and managed to find his way to the top of society and into the circles of Tsar Nicholas II and… read more
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Berthe Morisot (1841-1895)
Happy 180th birthday to Berthe Morisot! Born on this day in 1841, I’ll be celebrating her life and work in today’s post! read more
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Dr. Lizzie Rogers 