A covenant is more than a myth of origin – like the Roman story of Romulus and Remus, or the English story of King Arthur and ...
The answer, as this supremely enjoyable new biography makes clear, is both — and everything else between. Sonia Purnell is the insightful, balanced observer that Pamela had so longed for but was ...
When Jerry Fielder first learned that Yousuf Karsh’s iconic portrait of Winston Churchill had possibly been stolen from the Chateau Laurier in Ottawa, he thought it was a mistake. Fielder ...
Thieves stole a famous Winston Churchill portrait from an Ottawa hotel in late 2021. The 1941 portrait was replaced with a forgery and went unnoticed for over 6 months. Police recovered the ...
An ultra rare signed portrait of Sir Winston Churchill drawn after he famously ordered another painting to be destroyed could sell for £1 million. Artist Paul Trevillion drew the pen-and-ink ...
On Aug. 17, 1940, John Colville, Winston Churchill’s private secretary, was walking in the Sussex countryside when he came upon a downed German bomber. It was, writes Erik Larson in “The Splen ...
Karsh took the photograph after Churchill delivered a speech to members of Canada’s parliament to thank them for their war efforts. “My portrait of Winston Churchill changed my life,” Karsh ...
At the age of 40, Winston Churchill faced a very difficult time in his life. After the failed attack at Gallipoli he had ordered during World War I, his career faltered. “That is not a painting, it’s ...
CHURCHILL, Manitoba (AP) — When polar bears started coming to Churchill, tourists did too. And then suddenly, polar bears began to appear everywhere — from artwork to cushion covers and even ...
The President’s guest house, where Kamala Harris is now living, is officially 200 years old. It has a fascinating history.
Is it ever okay to remove someone’s clothes from the dryer in a shared laundry space? Experts weigh in. Detractors malign them as tacky eyesores. But for a growing group of devotees, summer just ...