London - The Parnassian (Page 3)

Archaeology · London · Science · Humour

Around 1700, a Young Man of Obscure Origins Was Wandering About Europe

Around 1700, a young man of obscure origins was wandering about Europe. He went through several legends before settling on the most advantageous of them, announcing himself a native of the island of Formosa. Under the name of George Psalmanazar he made his way to London, where he found a

Art · Books · London · Society · People

Ai Weiwei, one of the best-known and most politically inconvenient artists of our time, has published a book about censorship

His father, the poet Ai Qing, cleaned latrines in a labour camp. Ai Weiwei himself was detained in 2011 for 81 days without charge. His studio was demolished, his exhibitions were shut down, and the Chinese chatbot DeepSeek was specially configured so as not to know of his existence. The

NB! · London · Society · Nature · Humour

The Retriever in the British Parliament Has Long Since Understood Everything About Everyone

Coming Up · Archive · London · Paris · People

This is a photograph by Lee Miller, taken during the German bombing of London, which began in September 1940 and continued until May 1941

This is a photograph by Lee Miller, taken during the German bombing of London, which began in September 1940 and continued until May 1941. The Luftwaffe attacked the city for 57 nights in succession. The raids destroyed or damaged more than a million buildings and killed about 43,000 civilians.

Faith · Art · London

Christ in the Carpenter's Shop

John Everett Millais, 1850. The young Jesus Christ has hurt his palm on a nail sticking out of a door and shows the wound, at the place of the future stigmata, to the Virgin Mary. I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved

Art · London · Museums · Pop Culture

British artist Eileen Agar's straw hat with Schiaparelli gloves at the exhibition Schiaparelli: Fashion Becomes Art, which opened in March at the V&A

British artist Eileen Agar's straw hat with Schiaparelli gloves at the exhibition Schiaparelli: Fashion Becomes Art, which opened in March at the V&A. Agar attached to the straw hat a pair of gloves with painted red fingernails, as a reference to a Schiaparelli design of 1928.

Aristocracy · London · Observations · Mores

I have been reading about the strange death of the 8th Marquess of Ailesbury

I have been reading about the strange death of the 8th Marquess of Ailesbury. Two years ago, Michael Brudenell-Bruce, aged 98, died after falling from a window of his London home in Shepherd's Bush. The marquess's body was found by his partner; he lay in

Faith · London · Monarchies · Observations · Society

Anglican Bishop Cairion Hugh Dewar Publishes an Open Letter to King Charles III, Urging Him to Play More Actively His Traditional Role as Defender of the Christian Faith and to Pay Particular Attention to Preserving Britain's Christian Heritage

In the bishop's view, Christianity in the country is gradually losing its influence in public life, while its symbols and values are ever more often criticised or pushed out of the public sphere. He voiced concern that the country may lose its historical religious foundation and turn into

London · Observations · Society

The Bank of England will use images of wildlife on its new banknotes, fearing division among the public

The statement reads: “The theme must not include images that could be offensive or exclusionary to any groups.” A country’s history becomes offensive only when the events of the past are used as an instrument of accusation, and the description of historical realities is turned into a moral tribunal

NB! · London · Monarchies · Society · Humour

The Soviet AToS-1 special communications set, otherwise known as the "vertushka", in the private apartments of Elizabeth II

The Soviet AToS-1 special communications set, otherwise known as the "vertushka", in the private apartments of Elizabeth II. The cryptographic information-protection equipment is, in all likelihood, built into the walnut secretaire

Archive · London · Monarchies · Heritage

The oldest known photograph of London was taken in 1839

The oldest known photograph of London was taken in 1839. It shows the equestrian statue of Charles I near Charing Cross station This is the oldest bronze statue in London. It rises on a traffic island where Trafalgar Square meets Whitehall. The spot is officially called the “centre of London”

Aristocracy · Archive · Faith · London · Monarchies

According to this genealogical construction, the English royal family, namely Elizabeth II and her descendants, trace their origin to the progenitor of the 12 Tribes of Israel, the third Old Testament patriarch Jacob, called Israel

According to this genealogical construction, the English royal family, namely Elizabeth II and her descendants, trace their origin to the progenitor of the 12 Tribes of Israel, the third Old Testament patriarch Jacob, called Israel. What is more, Elizabeth is a descendant of Jacob-Israel and his son Judah not