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Tag Archives: Great Britain
1794: The Game of the Snake
Robert Laurie and James Whittle: The Royal Pastime of Cupid, or Entertaining Game of the Snake (London, 1794) The rules: Haveing a pare of dice, it must be first agreed upon, what to play for, which is to be layd … Continue reading
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Tagged 18th Century, Animals, Games, Great Britain, Reptiles, Snakes
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1921: Swans
Frank William Brangwyn: The Swans (1921)
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Tagged 1920's, 20th Century, Animals, Birds, Frank William Brangwyn, Great Britain, Painting, Swans, Wales
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1919: Queen Alice
Illustrations from a 1919 photoplay edition of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass (source). The photos are stills from the 1915 silent film adaptation of the books, which starred Viola Savoy as Alice.
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Tagged 1860's, 1910's, 19th Century, 20th Century, Alice, Books, Great Britain, Illustration, Photography, USA
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1800: Portrait of an Eye
Eye portrait brooches from early 19th century England. All at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
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Tagged 19th Century, Art, Eyes, Great Britain, Jewelry, Painting, Portraits
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370 BC: Numberless Democrituses Like Himself
The pre-Socratic philosopher Democritus (c. 460 – c. 370 BC) believed in an infinite universe, and therefore in an infinite number of worlds. Some might be bigger or smaller than earth, he concluded; some might have more moons or suns, … Continue reading
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Tagged 1990's, 20th Century, 3rd Century, 4th Century BC, Animals, Art, Astronomy, Birds, Crows, Democritus, Great Britain, Greece, Hippolytus, Leonora Carrington, Mexico, Philosophy, Printmaking, Pseudo-Hippocrates, Women
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1912: South Downs
William Nicholson: View of the South Downs (1912)
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Tagged 1910's, 20th Century, Art, Great Britain, Landscapes, Painting, William Nicholson
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1648: This Page Intentionally Left Blank
The English Civil War began in 1642, pitting King Charles I against the English and Scottish parliaments. The King’s army initially held the upper hand, but after 1644 the rebellious Roundheads, under the command of Oliver Cromwell, began to gain … Continue reading
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Tagged 17th Century, English Civil War, Government, Great Britain, King Charles I, Negotiations, Oliver Cromwell, Revolution
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