Spring has sprung! Let’s get into the spirit of the season by highlighting some of the nation’s favourite springtime poems. Spring – by Gerard Manley Hopkins Gerard Manley Hopkins (1844 – 89) is most known for his sonnets ‘The Windhover’ and ‘God’s Grandeur’ but this...
What Charles Darwin Knew Then, and What We Know Now After working as a naturalist on a five-year voyage around the world, from 1831 to 1836, Charles Darwin developed some theories around evolution, a hot topic of discussion at the time. His theories were incredibly...
Robert Burns, more familiarly known as Rabbie, was born on 25th January 1759. The day is now marked as Burns Night, on which people all over the world celebrate the life and work of this famous poet and lyricist. Burns wrote in the Scots language, as well as in...
Vikings first invaded Britain in the late 8th century, with the first recorded attack taking place in 793 AD when they landed at Lindisfarne and raided the church there. But whilst the Vikings’ legacy can be said to be one of violent invasions, they also made some...
On the 3rd January 1924 Howard Carter discovered the tomb of the young Pharaoh, Tutankhamen. Whilst the most well-known mummies are those discovered in Egypt, however, they aren’t the only ones in existence, as many civilisations across the globe have been found to...
