History Today: Did you know the world’s first teddy bear was inspired by a US president?
Morris Michtom, a small toy store owner, put two stuffed ’teddy bears’ in his Brooklyn shop window for sale, inspired by an ...
‘Queen Mariana of Austria’: Diego Velázquez’s Monumental Portrait of a Monarch
The 17th-century artist’s likeness of the young Hapsburg, currently on view at the Norton Simon Museum in California, highlights the painter’s splendid late style in an age when the Spanish royals had ...
How Spanish king became last hope for missing World War One soldiers' relatives
A vast archive of letters sent by relatives of soldiers missing in World War One seeking the help of Spain's King Alfonso ...
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LIFE IN SPAIN: Nearly time to party in Malaga, Cadiz and the Canaries – but what is ‘Carnaval’?
BRITISH people have certain days of the year which are special to them, such as Bonfire Night, Pancake Day or maybe the FA ...