Discover the story of China’s First Emperor, Qin Shi Huang. Qin Shi Huang was born on 18 February in 259 BC. Famed for his army of terracotta warriors built to protect him for eternity, the Emperor is ...

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This painting illustrates lines from a traditional folk ballad variously called ‘Child Waters’ or ‘Burd Helen’ from Thomas Percy’s Reliques of Ancient English Poetry (1765). The ballad describes the ...

World Museum has over 16,000 objects from ancient Egypt and Nubia, making it one of the largest collections in Great Britain. Please be advised that this collection contains human remains. This is ...

Throughout my 40-year career, my commitment has been to uncover and promote the truth of Black experiences, both historically and in the present, in order to find a way in which we could all learn, ...

Frankie Goes to Hollywood were one of the first bands to have a video game tie-in. Game players walk around ‘Mundanesville’ until they win enough points to enter the Pleasuredome. Frankie Goes to ...

Portrait of Trajan restored on an ancient bust. The head is turned left and slightly upwards. It portrays Trajan in the ‘Opferbild’ type – best recognized by the long row of parallel hair locks ...