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How ritual creates meaning

In a world that encourages us to quash our sense of wonder, ritual can help push away apathy and nurture life-enhancing creativity and imagination.

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How chloroform shaped the murder mystery

Find out how a sweet-smelling liquid anaesthetic captured the public’s imagination and changed pop culture for ever.

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The relationship between science and art

Often seen as opposites, science and art both depend on observation and synthesis.

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The men who meddled with nature

The ‘acclimatisation societies’ of the 19th century sought to ‘improve’ on the natural world by releasing non-native species into the wild. The effects were disastrous.

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  • Queen Victoria. Photograph.
  • Queen Victoria. Photograph.
  • Saint Victoria. Gouache painting.
  • What the Princess Victoria said...
  • Saint Victoria (of Rome?) Coloured engraving.
  • Queenn Victoria Coin; Mellin's Food Limited
  • Queen Victoria Coin; Merllin's Food Limited
  • Queen Victoria surrounded by her family.
  • Prince Alfred, son of Queen Victoria.
  • Queen Victoria with the infant Princess Victoria on her lap. Mezzotint by G.H. Phillips after E. Cole, 1841.
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