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From dolls and marbles to hula hoops and spinning tops, a huge range of toys and games
A bit of a mess
“Hands of Saint Dominic” by Albrecht Dürer, 1506; ...
In July 1575, Robert Dudley enlisted mythological figures to convince Elizabeth I to wed him. Exactly 450 years later, artist Lindsey Mendick reveals how and why she reinterpreted their encounter in her installation for Kenilworth Castle
The repeated rise and fall of the tattoo
Some of today’s technology goes back much further than you’d imagine
The story of hat pins is not just the story of hats, explains Sarah White, the Fashion, Costume and Textiles expert at Tennants Auctioneers, ‘It’s also the story of women.’ By the early years of the 2