In recent months, I have been working on manuscripts in the British Library which were part of Tipu Sultan’s library and which were acquired by the East India Company after the fall of Seringapatam in 1799. The story of how this part of the collection arrived in London was recently …

Before the era of affordable, mass-produced paper, writers relied on expensive papyrus and parchment to express their thoughts on the page. In medieval Europe, authors sometimes “recycled” sheets of used parchment into scratch the words and writing new ones over it. These thick leaves, usually produced from stretched animal skins, …

I also think that the intensifying American and Western perspective on the Chinese is obviously only part of the story. I understand that as Americans, if there is to be a showdown, we want to win it. But that doesn’t mean you’re only looking at one side of the argument, …

Galway writer Tom Gilmore, who is quickly building a reputation as a biographer of music’s biggest stars, has added another to his literary stable with his new book King of the Swingers, the official biography of the great Paddy Cole. The popular journalist and broadcaster has previously written biographies of …

Students Uncover Message Hidden Behind 15th Century Manuscript Using Ultraviolet Fluorescence Imaging System They Built In Class Hidden scripture discovered by students on 15th century manuscript Students built a UV fluorescence imaging machine in the first year of class They analyzed the medieval manuscripts in the college’s art collection One …

A former speechwriter who was fired from the White House in 2018 for attending a conference with white supremacists has been placed on a committee meant to preserve Holocaust-related sites across Europe. Darren Beattie has been appointed to the Commission for the Preservation of American Heritage Abroad, according to a …

A prominent Jewish group on Wednesday criticized the White House for appointing a speechwriter that the White House fired in 2018 to a committee that monitors Holocaust sites for attending a rally with white nationalists. Speechwriter Darren Beattie was appointed this week to the Commission for the Preservation of American …

(JTA) – President Donald Trump has appointed Darren Beattie, a former White House speechwriter who attended a white supremacist conference, to a government commission that monitors Holocaust sites. Beattie, who tag on twitter as a “proud Jew,” attended a HL Mencken Club conference in 2016. According to the Southern Poverty …

Princess Diana’s biographer called Emma Corrin’s performance in The Crown “the most accomplished and realistic portrayal” of the late royal he has seen. English journalist Andrew Morton, 67, who wrote the bestseller Diana: Her True Story in 1992, said the 24-year-old actress demonstrated “star quality” in the role. His claims …

In 1991, princess diana did something daring – she secretly teamed up with a reporter Andrew Morton on a biography he was writing. Since Diana was still married to prince charles and under close surveillance at Kensington Palace at the time, the royal went to great lengths at the undercover …