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The burning of Joan of Arc - 30 May 1431

The burning of Joan of Arc - 30 May 1431

“Whatever thing men call great, look for it in Joan of Arc, and there you will find it.” – Mark Twain Joan of Arc - the Maid of Orleans -...

The burning of Joan of Arc - 30 May 1431

“Whatever thing men call great, look for it in Joan of Arc, and there you will find it.” – Mark Twain Joan of Arc - the Maid of Orleans -...

The beheading of Anne Boleyn - 19 May 1536

The beheading of Anne Boleyn - 19 May 1536

Remembering the beheading of Anne Boleyn on 19 May 1536, and how - posthumously - she changed England forever.

The beheading of Anne Boleyn - 19 May 1536

Remembering the beheading of Anne Boleyn on 19 May 1536, and how - posthumously - she changed England forever.

The terrible price of Kenyan flowers

The terrible price of Kenyan flowers

Cheap flowers at the supermarket or petrol station come at an appalling cost to the men and women who tend them where they grow on the shores of Lake Naivasha,...

The terrible price of Kenyan flowers

Cheap flowers at the supermarket or petrol station come at an appalling cost to the men and women who tend them where they grow on the shores of Lake Naivasha,...

Paul Gauguin's grave

Paul Gauguin's grave

A visit to the grave of artist Paul Gauguin, who is buried on the Marquesan Island of Hiva Oa in French Polynesia

Paul Gauguin's grave

A visit to the grave of artist Paul Gauguin, who is buried on the Marquesan Island of Hiva Oa in French Polynesia

Jacques Brel's grave

Jacques Brel's grave

In the same cemetery where Paul Gauguin is buried, is also Jacques Brel's grave. In the Francophone world Brel is a legendary folk singer.

Jacques Brel's grave

In the same cemetery where Paul Gauguin is buried, is also Jacques Brel's grave. In the Francophone world Brel is a legendary folk singer.

A moment with David Attenborough

A moment with David Attenborough

A moment with David Attenborough - greeting, shaking hands with and most of all thanking the legendary broadcaster, communicator and teacher

A moment with David Attenborough

A moment with David Attenborough - greeting, shaking hands with and most of all thanking the legendary broadcaster, communicator and teacher

Starry nights with Vincent van Gogh

Starry nights with Vincent van Gogh

I have followed in the footsteps of Vincent van Gogh all over Europe seeking out the places he painted. To discover two of the sites where he painted his starry...

Starry nights with Vincent van Gogh

I have followed in the footsteps of Vincent van Gogh all over Europe seeking out the places he painted. To discover two of the sites where he painted his starry...

Van Gogh in Les Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer

Van Gogh in Les Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer

A visit to Les Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer in search of the places where Vincent van Gogh painted in 1888.

Van Gogh in Les Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer

A visit to Les Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer in search of the places where Vincent van Gogh painted in 1888.

Dr Gachet's house in Auvers-sur-Oise

Dr Gachet's house in Auvers-sur-Oise

Paul Gachet was van Gogh's doctor when he lived in Auvers-sur-Oise. Vincent visited his house many times & painted there. It's now possible to visit, as we did.

Dr Gachet's house in Auvers-sur-Oise

Paul Gachet was van Gogh's doctor when he lived in Auvers-sur-Oise. Vincent visited his house many times & painted there. It's now possible to visit, as we did.

Vincent van Gogh on the road to Tarascon

Vincent van Gogh on the road to Tarascon

The road to Tarascon heads north out of Arles from Place Lamartine, which in 1888 was the site of Vincent van Gogh's Yellow House. The road is still tree-lined and...

Vincent van Gogh on the road to Tarascon

The road to Tarascon heads north out of Arles from Place Lamartine, which in 1888 was the site of Vincent van Gogh's Yellow House. The road is still tree-lined and...

Van Gogh in Auvers-sur-Oise

Van Gogh in Auvers-sur-Oise

Van Gogh in Auvers-sur-Oise - follow in Vincent’s footsteps in Auvers-sur-Oise, the village north of Paris where he is buried. A visit to the Auberge, the Church and the Cemetery.

Van Gogh in Auvers-sur-Oise

Van Gogh in Auvers-sur-Oise - follow in Vincent’s footsteps in Auvers-sur-Oise, the village north of Paris where he is buried. A visit to the Auberge, the Church and the Cemetery.

Van Gogh in St Remy de Provence

Van Gogh in St Remy de Provence

A visit to St Remy de Provence in search of the places Vincent van Gogh would have known during his stay at the hospital in 1889.

Van Gogh in St Remy de Provence

A visit to St Remy de Provence in search of the places Vincent van Gogh would have known during his stay at the hospital in 1889.