In his painting “Music in the Tuileries”, Manet depicted several portraits of his friends including his best companion and supporter Charles Baudelaire
This is the oldest surviving melody dating back to 1400 BC
Double-edged sword from the Zhou Dynasty has survived centuries underwater
French postman tripped over an unsual stone & spent 30 years in building a palace made of pebbles
That time when the fountains at the Gardens of Versailles consumed more water per day than the entire city of Paris
The Frome Hoard: Britain’s largest collection of Roman era coins is too fragile for researchers to fully investigate
Tintern Abbey is the best-preserved medieval abbey in Wales
Delia Derbyshire, the British electronic music pioneer, produced Ron Grainer’s famous “Doctor Who” theme
J.R.R. Tolkien fought in the First World War and created a secret code to communicate with his wife
Never seen Pet Rocks before but here’s a selection of popular toys from the 1970s
