The Romans liked a smokey eye, the Georgians were ahead of their time with festival-ready hair pastels and Queen Victoria mastered the ultimate 'no-makeup' makeup look years before it trended on Instagram.
In our step-by-step History Inspired Makeup Tutorial series we explore what makeup can te...
If you go down to the woods when you visit Queen Victoria’s home of Osborne, you’ll stumble upon the Swiss Cottage - an unusual building with a remarkable past. Built in 1853-4, with close input from Victoria's husband Albert, Osborne was a place for the royal couple’s children to play and t...
Since the reign of Queen Victoria there has been something that ties most English royal weddings together - and we're not talking about a white dress or a handsome groom. Myrtle, a delicate white flower that grows at Osborne, has been the flower of choice for royal brides since t...
Regardless of the historical period, royal babies tend to catch the world's attention. Indeed, much of the way modern royals are raised follows the examples set by their ancestors - particularly Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, who modernised royal child's play as we know it today.
The children...
Forget the cold - the worst thing about winter is the dark. You wake up in the dark and get home in the dark. If you work indoors, you may sneak a slither of sunlight at lunchtime if you’re lucky, but that's your lot. The NHS estimates that 1 in 15 people get Seasonal Affective Disorder in the UK ...
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