The Aesthetic Movement: Beauty and Civilisation
As a major new exhibition on the Aesthetic Movement opens at the Victoria and Albert Museum, Richard Cavendish explores Bedford Park, the garden suburb inspired by the movement’s ideals.
Richard Cavendish
The first issue of the Spectator
The Spectator was first published on March 1st, 1711.
The Mamelukes are massacred in Egypt
The Mamelukes were massacred in Cairo on March 1st, 1811.
Marcus Aurelius becomes Emperor of Rome
Richard Cavendish marks the anniversary of this great emperor's accession, on March 7th, AD 161.
Emperor Septimius Severus dies at York
Richard Cavendish remembers the death of Emperor Septimius Severus on February 4th, AD 211.
Death of Ivan Pavlov
Richard Cavendish remembers Ivan Pavlov who died on February 27th, 1936. Pavlov won the Nobel Prize for physiology in 1904.
The Regency Period Begins
George Augustus Frederick was appointed Prince Regent to his father King George III on February 5th, 1811. He was a heavy drinker and a compulsive gambler.
The premiere of Der Rosenkavalier
Strauss's 'musical comedy' was first performed in Dresden on January 26th, 1911. It was a sensation.
Caliph Ali Assassinated
Richard Cavendish remembers the assassination of Caliph Ali, on January 24th, 661.
Edward the Confessor canonised
Richard Cavendish describes Edward the Confessor's canonisation, on January 5th, 1161.