The Royal family: The evolution of portraiture from dynasty to domesticity

Following the recent photo-editing incident from the Prince and Princess of Wales, this article looks at how the domestication of the Royal family through portraits and photography has contributed to the dwindling ‘mystique’ of the monarchy over time.

The UK’s housing crisis: how did it start?

In January, Halifax stated that the average deposit for first time buyers in the UK was £53,414. This figure alone demonstrates the serious housing crisis in which the UK finds itself – negatively impacting young people, first time buyers and lower income families most significantly. A combination of high deposits, increasing rents and the lack […]

Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson: love, abdication and the Nazis

Why Jo Koy’s Barbie joke didn’t land: the long-standing struggles of female directors in Hollywood

The decline of quality: How did we end up wearing rubbish?

Can Instagrammable tourism find its origins in the seventeenth century?

European Witch-hunting and the Pendle Witches

Neglecting the North: Margaret Thatcher, Rishi Sunak and the North/South divide