Building (literally) the Tudor dynasty: Lady Margaret Beaufort, Henry VII, and the Westminster Abbey Lady Chapel (Part I of III)
(I apparently had a great deal to say on this topic, so I decided to break up the post into smaller parts. Keep an…
Of Propaganda and Painted Ceilings: My Visit to the Old Royal Naval College
I really didn’t intend to spend the day in Greenwich.
Madrid’s Other Must-See Museum
When in Madrid, if you like history or art, even a little bit, or are a person who prioritizes seeing the “major” sites in…
Art, propaganda, and history: Visiting the Bayeux Tapestry
Turning into the courtyard of the Bayeux Museum, my first impression was not of the 17th-century façade or the neatly-manicured path, but of these…
Denmark’s “Nordic Versailles”: A visit to Frederiksborg Castle.
When most people (well, most North Americans) think of the grand palaces and castles of Europe, they usually think of Versailles or Buckingham Palace.…