European History Archive
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Balmoral Castle, Tourism, and Cultural Icons
Posted on September 22, 2015Margot Maley– A few weeks ago, Queen Elizabeth began her summer holiday at Balmoral, the royal family’s Scottish estate. Located in the northeast of Scotland about an hour west of […] -
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St. Patrick’s Day
Posted on March 17, 2015Ivy Sanders Schneider– Saint Patrick, patron saint of Ireland, is commonly associated with his eponymous holiday, the color green, shamrocks, and for driving the snakes out of Ireland. However, Patrick, […] -
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Art and Architecture of Ireland: magnificent history of a magnificent history
Posted on January 1, 2015Sally Salvesen– Ten years ago I was in Dublin working with Anne Crookshank and the Knight of Glin on the second edition of their book Ireland’s Painters, when Robert Towers, […] -
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Grand Design: Pieter Coecke van Aelst and Renaissance Tapestry—Interview with Author Elizabeth Cleland
Posted on November 17, 2014In celebration of the publication of Grand Design, one of two excellent, brand new books from The Metropolitan Museum of Art (more on the other book to come…), we’re pleased […] -
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Feliz cumpleaños et bon anniversaire, señor Picasso
Posted on October 24, 2014Ivy Sanders Schneider– Tomorrow, Saturday, October 25th marks Pablo Picasso’s 133rd birthday and the reopening of Paris’s Museé de Picasso. This year is also the 113th anniversary of his Blue Period, the 77th anniversary of his painting Guernica, and the […]