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4 days ago · He was a key supporter of the Royal Society, the Royal Academy of Arts, and numerous other educational and scientific institutions.[^5] His vision for a grand exhibition showcasing the world‘s latest achievements came to fruition in 1851 with the Great Exhibition, which attracted over six million visitors and cemented Britain‘s status as a ...
3 days ago · Prince Albert, though ill, was appalled and visited Edward at Cambridge to issue a reprimand. Albert died in December 1861, just two weeks after the visit. Queen Victoria was inconsolable, wore mourning clothes for the rest of her life and blamed Edward for his father's death.
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2 days ago · Albert Memorial, castellated detail on canopy. The tympana and spandrels of the canopy are decorated in glass mosaic, representing on each face the art of which historical practitioners are carved in portrait-reliefs on the podium below (Plate 42a, b).
2 days ago · In none of these things, however, except perhaps in the cataloguing, was Albert, or South Kensington, a complete innovator, even in Britain; and the personal predominance of Henry Cole as Albert's executive subsequently obscured the contribution made by other pioneers whom Cole chose not to employ.
4 days ago · John Soane. Sir John Soane RA FSA FRS ( / soʊn /; né Soan; 10 September 1753 – 20 January 1837) was an English architect who specialised in the Neo-Classical style. The son of a bricklayer, he rose to the top of his profession, becoming professor of architecture at the Royal Academy and an official architect to the Office of Works.
4 days ago · 1980 Birthday Honours. The Queen's Birthday Honours 1980 were appointments in many of the Commonwealth realms of Queen Elizabeth II to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of those countries. The appointments were made to celebrate the official birthday of the Queen.
1 day ago · Founded in 1660, Royal Society Fellows have included scientists such as Isaac Newton, Charles Darwin, Albert Einstein, James Watson and Stephen Hawking. New members of the 2024 cohort include Nobel laureate Professor Emmanuelle Charpentier, Emmy winner Andrew Fitzgibbon, and former Chief Medical Advisor to the U.S. President Anthony Fauci.
