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Portrait of Georges Clemenceau, painted in1879 by Edouard Manet, when the sitter would have been 38 or 39 years of age.

This is one of the best social dramas I have seen for a long time. Mads Mikkelsen is a teacher in a small Danish village, he is a lonely...

A very fine morning at Fiasco 2013 at the Royal Armouries in Leeds. It is the annual show of the Leeds Wargames Club. I am not a wargam...

I think I have found all the images for my talk on artillery fortifications. I found these two photos when I searched for pictures of ...

Lord Horatio Nelson by L F Abbott Battle of Trafalgar by W L Wyllie Battle of Trafalgar Today, 21st October, is the 208th ann...

I have had this book on the top shelf, unread, for years. I took it to Marrakesh and read the first half. This week I have finished the se...

My local cinema, Picturehouse York, has been showing a season of World Cinema Matinées. So far, I have seen two magnificent French films. I ...