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The African Choir in Victorian Britain
The African Choir toured Britain between 1891 and 1893, performing hymns and African songs for Victorian audiences. Behind the concerts were teachers, clerks, and activists navigating empire, education, and survival.
The Cocktail Books That Looked as Good as the Drinks Inside
Where do today’s mixologists really get their ideas. From 1920s hangover cures to swinging sixties Pernod obsessions, these digitised cocktail books reveal that modern bar culture has very deep roots indeed.
Bettie Page Between Innocence and Transgression: The Long Life of an American Icon
Bettie Page was the most photographed woman of the 1950s and a reluctant symbol of sexual freedom. Behind the iconic fringe was a life shaped by censorship, faith, mental illness and a fame she never fully controlled.
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