Edwardian local press invented the ‘middlebrow’ with a lively mix of local news, reviews and fiction: Our First Tiff by Robert Walker Macbeth (1878). Walker Art Gallery As the provincial press has declined in Britain, so too has local arts and cultural criticism. In the 19th and early 20th century, regional newspapers regularly published reviews …
Why is alcohol thought to be relaxing? Victorian and Edwardian explorers might hold the clue: 'Captain Scott's last Birthday Dinner', Antarctica, June 6th 1911. Heritage Image Partnership Ltd / Alamy Stock Photo After a long, stressful day, I often find myself sitting down with a bottle of beer or a glass of wine. Such rituals …
A Perfect Paper-craft Edwardian Christmas – a Beauty interest event taking place on 2018-12-03 10:30:00 in United Kingdom Using beautiful papers and simple techniques create beautiful paper garlands, hanging decorations, a kissing bough and a fortune telling peg doll fairy, all inspired by Lauriston’s Christmas past. With artist Tessa Asquith-Lamb at Lauriston Castle 2 …