In 1895 the ICAEW President, Charles Fitch Kemp, commented that he would be so embarrassed by the admission of women that he would rather retire than consider it. The shift in society's attitudes after the First World War saw women admitted to the profession for the first time. Accountancy ...
This article is about the character from Sofia the First. For other characters, see Sofia. Princess Sofia is the titular protagonist of the Disney Jr. animated television series Sofia the First and Sofia the First: Royal Magic. She is a little girl with
Front cover photo: portrait of Allen Lane by Douglas Glass; back cover photo courtesy of the Penguin Archive at the University of Bristol Information Services. Final image shows endpaper. "Note about the endpapers: The endpaper penguins combine Edward Young's bulbous birds with Jan Tschichold's...
Despite the negligible use of cavalry on the Western Front after the first months of the Great War, the cavalry remained at the forefront of the minds of those planning Allied offensives. In Great Britain, the General Planning Staff was largely composed of cavalry officers, and Douglas Haig wa...
Cornelia Sorabji is one of the inspirations behind this work, because “She worked with many Hindu women in purdah, who were not permitted to meet men in public or defend themselves in court.” Hew depicts Sorabji standing in front of a courthouse and surrounded by decoration from a...
The palace was a royal residence for many years but was eventually destroyed in a fire in 1871. Today, the Tuileries Garden is the only remnant of the palace. Place de la Concorde Right at the end of the Tuileries Gardens, you find one of the most iconic squares in Paris, the Place ...
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Hatley Castle at Royal Roads University. This castle is featured in the X-men and Deadpool movies. Split Rock Lookout on the Malahat Highway Theworld’s largest hockey stickin Duncan, British Columbia. The Murals of Chemainus on Vancouver Island ...
First, the watch. John Mayer, a longtime friend of the brand and avid watch collector, has decided to give the Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar his own touch in a way that will certainly please more than a few collectors. The idea – potentially – ...
The Charlatans front man Tim Burgess, from Worsley, will be presented with the Northern Music Award 2024 for all of his work over his 30 year career, including 18 albums and 17 top 30 singles. Tim Burgess said: “It’s incredible to be recognised with the inaugural Northern Music...