Remembering John Keats (1795 -1821)

Remembering John Keats (1795 -1821)

John Keats was an English Romantic poet and author of three poems considered to be among among the finest in the English language. Keats was the eldest of four children, being born on 31 October 1795 in London to parents Frances Jennings Keats and Thomas Keats. Keats...
Restitution – Beyond The Realm Of Long-Term Loans

Restitution – Beyond The Realm Of Long-Term Loans

Since the death of Queen Elizabeth II, the concept of, and requests and claims for, ‘restitution’ have been coming thick and fast. Social and mainstream media have been alight with calls to return plundered items which have a cultural, and often spiritual,...
ASMR: Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response

ASMR: Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response

ASMR: Love it? Hate it? Simply don’t understand it? Then Read On. ASMR has been a developing corner of the internet since the mid 2000s. The hashtags and subReddits and threads in the worlds of TikTok, Instagram and YouTube have hundreds of thousands of...
Richard III – Fact, Fiction Or Fable?

Richard III – Fact, Fiction Or Fable?

Perhaps you have heard the story of one of England’s kings, recently discovered and exhumed from beneath a car park in Leicester, before receiving a ‘proper’ royal burial. Or maybe you studied Shakespeare’s Richard III in your time in...
Bookish Delights For The Autumn

Bookish Delights For The Autumn

As the nights draw in and we move headlong into autumn, there is nothing like curling up with a good book. This time of year is very popular for books to be published – particularly in the run-up to Christmas, when booksellers hope to make money on lots of titles. But...
Black History Month: Influential UK Figures

Black History Month: Influential UK Figures

Jacky Wright The Powerlist 2022 lists the most influential Black Britons of the year. Jacky Wright is number one on that list so let’s take a look at what has made her such an important public figure. Jacky Wright is the Chief Digital Officer and Corporate Vice...