Spain and the Hispanic World How to spend it? Philanthropists in the past have spent fortunes building collections that are internationally acclaimed for their quality today.
Unity Makes Strength Opposite Cleopatra’s Needle on the Victoria Embankment is the Anglo-Belgian Memorial.
The Empty Tomb Some monasteries were dissolved more thoroughly than others. As you can see Shaftesbury Abbey was dissolved as thoroughly as an Alka- Seltzer in a tooth mug.
A Hound of Extraordinary Sagacity The upper cascade, surmounted by Venus and flanked by swans, is barely visible from here.
Rousham Revisited Last night I didn’t dream I went to Rousham – I really went (again) a few days ago.
A King, a Field Marshal and a Prince. You may not be familiar with Carlo Marochetti, born in Turin in 1805, where his father was professor of eloquence at the university; nice.