Very few countries still mint silver coins, and those that do make them almost exclusively for collectors and investors.
Dial B for Bentley, because Hitchcock's own Continental is for sale on Bring a Trailer (which, like Car and Driver, is part ...
A fascinating piece of family history with links to a British commander-in-chief and the first president of the United States ...
In fact, some of the pigments used in the manuscripts are thought to only be used when illuminating heraldic symbols ...
In scarlet red and white, this coat of arms uses elements of both the Western Reserve College seal and the Western Reserve University seal. The shield, in heraldic terms, represents faith. An open ...
Decorated initials’ embellishment, patterns, designs, and themes give rise to myriad categories, and these groupings can help ...
In 2017, artist Emma Smith, who collected the theories behind the lamppost and created a display on the topic for the Museum ...
My latest book, A Pub For All Seasons, is about a year-long search for the perfect pub. It started off as a post-pandemic pub ...
There are superb sunsets and views from the hilltop. Exmoor ponies graze among the iconic beech trees, the ‘Seven Sisters’. There are burial mounds and a fallen Georgian lookout tower. Bluebells in ...
The country’s motto, IN GOD WE TRUST, is displayed to the left of Washington. A sheaf of arrows is supported by an Art Deco-style heraldic eagle is seen on the reverse side of the coin. The eagle’s ...
Jazz has a well-established history of taking pieces of pop music and lifting them to a higher aesthetic. Born in Alcácer do ...
Historic England names 1,410 listed buildings, parks, gardens and monuments in Bedford, described as ‘a nucleus of English ...