A Chromatropic Chrimbo

I must thank the 1970s op-artist, Oliver Bevan, for creating this magical light show...

Parliamentary Discord & Sedition

A lesson for our times, as Isaac Cruikshank shows us how William Pitt dealt with [...]

Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn – a centenary tribute

A tribute to the Nobel prize-winning writer and dissident Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, born on this day [...]

California Dreamin’ (on such a winter’s day)

Fabulous art deco bird patterns by San Francisco based designer Walter Karl Titze

London to Manchester – a virgin experience

A chance to reflect on a scarce railway lithograph

A Festival of Fireworks for the Fifth

Fireworks in style via a mezzotint from circa 1747...

Wilfred Owen – A Requiem for War

Wilfred Owen died 100 years ago today, killed one week before Armistice Day; we reflect [...]

Bacon’s New Shilling War Map – Mapping the US Civil War

Mapping the US Civil War & lessons from history...

Tory Black & White Ball

The end of 2018 Conservative Party Conference: a reminder of different times via a caricature [...]