Great Artists: Velazquez
The Spanish painter ,Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez, was the most acclaimed artist in the court of Spain’s King Philip IV during the Spanish Golden Age.
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Tuesday, February 3, 2026
Author: Pilot Guides
Blood and Iron: The Building of America’s Transcontinental Railroad
Abraham Lincoln signed the act to build the Transcontinental Railroad in 1862 believing it was crucial to the unification of the country.It also gave the Union forces a distinct advantage over the Confederates of the South slowing them to ship and deploy troops and supplies much faster and more efficiently.
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Bologna’s Medieval Tower May Collapse
A medieval tower in the Italian city of Bologna that leans by as much as its famous counterpart in Pisa has been sealed off over fears it may collapse.
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The Pilgrims’ Way
You can walk part of the ancient Pilgrim’s Way, the route along the North Downs of Kent followed by the pilgrims who trekked to the shrine of Thomas a Beckett, brutally murdered in Canterbury cathedral in 1170.
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Historic Walks : ‘Albertopolis’ – Victorian South Kensington
We visit Kensington in London to step back in time to the glory days of the British Empire under Queen Victoria and her industrious and cultured consort Prince Albert.
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