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Views: The Archaeologists Uncovering Pompeii Ruins
Pompeii is a vast archaeological site in southern Italy’s Campania region, near the coast of the Bay of Naples. Once a thriving and sophisticated Roman city, Pompeii was buried under meters of ash and pumice after the catastrophic eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 A.D. The preserved site features excavated ruins of streets and houses that visitors can freely explore..
Travel & History: Inside Stories Of German Castles
Video timeline: 0:00 Intro 0:28 Neuschwanstein – a medieval castle? 2:06 Sanssouci – palace or garden hut? 3:35 Is it too expensive to rebuild Heidelberg castle? 5:00 Why do so many castles line river Rhine? 6:25 Are all German castles and palaces owned by the state?
Droughts: The ‘Vanishing’ Great Salt Lake In Utah
Previews: History Today Magazine – March 2023
History Today Magazine – March 2023 Issue:
Treason of the Clerics
For 600 years Muslims held sway over the Indian subcontinent. Then democracy and a desultory leadership did them in.
Getting Away with Murder
Found guilty of the Temple Murders in 1733, Sarah Malcolm became the most notorious woman in Britain. Did she commit the crime alone? Did she commit it at all?
Save Your Ass
The US government was happy to support the assassination of foreign officials – but not to be seen doing so.
English Country Houses: A Tour Of Wolterton Hall
Video timeline: 00:00 – Boudoir: “The walls were covered with a green hessian” 02:30 – Saloon: “This is where we have our best parties” 05:29 – State Bedroom: “It’s really funny to have a state bedroom when your friends come and stay…” 06:17 – State Bathroom: “It’s not conventional to have a bath of this size” 07:30 – Kitchen: “You shouldn’t hide away beautiful things” 08:49 – Living Room: “This was the Walpole’s library” 09:57 – Picture Room: “A 20th-century collection of paintings”
Watch the full episode of Design Notes as we tour Wolterton Hall and Peter & Keith explain how they live in the Palladian rooms of the piano nobile, from the State Bathroom with its alabaster-panelled bath to the Saloon that looks out on 500 acres of parkland. #HouseTour #ManorHouse #CountryHouse #England #HomeDesign
Arts/History: Smithsonian Magazine – March 2023
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Lifestyle: Country Life Magazine- February 1, 2023
Travel — Let Country Life guide you along the paths less travelled
The snapshot
Giardino dell’Iris, Florence, Italy
Keeping up with the dames
Jo Rodgers feels right at home in glamorous Paris, and we pick our favourite European hotels
Sleep like a champion
Here’s where to bed down after watching the Olympics in 2024
The magnificent seven
Seven spectacular islands—from Menorca to Manhattan
The Atlantic’s green lung
Rosalyn Wikeley gets away from it all in the ‘Hawaii of Europe’
History: Mahatma Gandhi Assassination At 75 Years
Gandhi wanted an independent, peaceful India that protected religious freedom. But that was challenged by growing Muslim and Hindu nationalism. In 1947, India gained independence from the British, but at the cost of Partition – Muslim majority Pakistan and Hindu majority but secular India, came into being. Religous riots followed and Gandhi went on hunger strike to oppose the violence.
On January 30th, 1948, he was assassinated by a Hindu nationalist who believed Gandhi had been too accommodating to Muslims during the Partition. Around a million people turned out for his funeral. That was in 1948. But the India of 2023 is rather different. Hindu nationalism has been emboldened by Prime Minister Narendra Modi – leaving Gandhi’s legacy in tatters, as DW Correspondent Manira Chaudhary finds out.
Architectural History: New York City Subways From 1904 To 2017 (AD)
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