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Food

Table Steaks

French travel writer Pierre-Jean Grosley toured Georgian London just in time to witness a culinary revolution: the sandwich.

Animal Stories

Dog and Wig

A loyal dog shows his initiative in recovering his master’s property, though his timing might have been better.

Classical History

Fiddling While Rome Burns

In 64, Nero watched on with fascination as Rome was consumed by fire — the Emperor’s idea of performance art.

Alicia Amherst

Top Banana

It was during the troubled reign of Charles I that the very first bananas seen in Britain went on display.

Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815)

The Battle of Trafalgar

A year into his reign as Emperor of France, Napoleon Bonaparte had much of Europe under his government but the United Kingdom still eluded him.

Scottish History

Two Lions

Walter Raleigh had many grievances against James VI and I, but for peace with Scotland he was willing to forget them all.