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INSIDER TRAVEL: MADAGASCAR
To most people, Madagascar was a series of very successful animated films starring the instantly recognisable ring-tailed lemur. To me, it was the place my father, as a British Intelligence officer attached to the Free French, saw out the Second World War.
13th December 2024
70 YEARS OF CHANGE: THE COINAGE OF ELIZABETH II
Elizabeth II died a little over two years ago and, in her passing, many at the time rightly saw the end of an era.
13th December 2024
WILLIAM WYON
It might seem strange to claim that William Wyon was and is Britain’s most truly popular artist. After all he is hardly a household name today.
13th December 2024
DEFINING A NUMISMATIC ‘MASTERPIECE’
Coin auction catalogues are a delight, even if they quickly consume our bookshelves. Beautifully presented, sometimes even in hardback, they’re not out of place on the proverbial coffee table.
13th December 2024