University of Toronto4d
English scholar pens sonnets to celebrate 17th-century Dutch art
The book, celebrated at a recent launch at the Arts & Letters Club of Toronto, is a collection of sonnets – traditionally a ...
Who was Aurangzeb, 17th-century Mughal ruler who remains controversial?
While popular narratives describe Aurangzeb's policies as intolerant towards non-Islamic faiths, some historians argue they were more politically motivated ...
More than 11 million West Dunbartonshire historical records dating back to 17th century published online
More than 11 million historical records from West Dunbartonshire, dating back as far as the 17th century, have been digitised ...
BBC22d
Rare copy of famous Shakespeare love poem found
Dr Leah Veronese uncovered the version of William Shakespeare's Sonnet 116 tucked away in a 17th Century poetry collection ... in the decades following his death. Dr Veronese found the sonnet ...
The New York Times6d
Violence Flares as Hindu Group Calls for Removal of Muslim Ruler’s Tomb
By Hari Kumar Anupreeta Das and Pragati K.B. Reporting from New Delhi A hard-line Hindu group’s call for the removal of the tomb of a 17th-century Mughal ... 1658 until his death in 1707 and ...
The Architect’s Newspaper11d
One of Zaha Hadid’s last projects is hidden inside a 16th-century Italian palazzo in Rome
Having begun design phases before Zaha Hadid’s death, the 74-room Romeo Roma hotel is Zaha Hadid Architects’s (ZHA) first-ever adaptive reuse design and one of her last projects. Inside its orderly ...
A 'Third State' Exists Between Life and Death—And That Suggests Your Cells Are Conscious, Some Scientists Say
A growing number of new studies have found that, at least for some cells, death isn’t the end, but the beginning of something ...
Antiques Roadshow expert's eye-watering collection sells for nearly £250k after his death
Fletcher, who worked on the show for 25 years, died in 2022 aged 82. Now his collection has now sold for a huge price.