Mansion Global

17th-Century Home in London’s Affluent Belgravia Area Listed for Nearly £20 Million

A 17th-century London home with outdoor space on every level has hit the market for £19.95 million (US$26.6 million). The 4,000-square-foot residence is located on Cadogan Place, a prime location in ...
Artnet

Rare 17th-Century Paper Cutouts Found Under Floorboards of Tudor House

In the late 1980s, local activists were scrambling to protect Sutton House, a 500-year-old Tudor manor house in Hackney, East London. Amid the restoration efforts, workers salvaged hundreds of pieces ...
Smithsonian Magazine

These 17th-Century Poems Painted Pictures on the Page—and Defied the Church of England’s Rejection of Religious Images

George Herbert’s shaped poetry subtly pushed back against the iconoclasm of the English Reformation V.M. Braganza - Historian, Harvard University George Herbert’s pictures aren’t just decorative. They ...
The New York Times

Read All About It! The Long and Bloody History of True Crime Lit.

The genre’s roots date back hundreds of years, to the prison cells and gallows of 17th-century London. Share full article Some 19th-century broadsides sold over a million copies, often at the foot of ...
Los Angeles Times

Climate activists smash glass protecting 17th century painting in London’s National Gallery

LONDON — Two climate change protesters were arrested Monday after they smashed a protective glass panel covering a famous Diego Velázquez oil painting at London’s National Gallery, police said Monday.
abc27

Groundbreaking Utility GPR Mapping Unearths Hidden Secrets Beneath Historic 17th-Century London Site

Speed is Key to Utility Mapping Highways or Pavements. GeoRadar’s advanced Utility GPR Mapping reveals hidden 17th-century voids and underground services beneath a historic London site, enabling safe ...