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After losing her beloved Prince Albert in 1861, Queen Victoria went into a pit of despair that she would never leave. The perception of the 19th century monarch as a black-clad, miserable woman is firmly rooted in the public imagination. But historian Dr Kate Vigurs hopes to change that when she portrays a more youthful, happy Victoria next week in her authentic outfit that cost more than £500 to make. The expert, who has been impersonating Victoria at events for a decade, is set to ride side saddle - as the monarch used to do - at her beloved Osborne House on the Isle of Wight. She told MailOnline: 'It's very much about making her young. There's always this image that she never smiled or never seemed to have fun.

There are four such bridges in the world: the Pulteney Bridge in Bath, the Rialto Bridge in Venice, the Ponte Vecchio (Old Bridge) in Florence and The Merchant's Bridge or Kramerbrucke in Erfurt, Germany. The Pulteney Bridge was designed in the Palladian style by architect Robert Adam. It was commissioned by Scottish lawyer and MP William Pulteney to connect Bath with his estate on the other side of the River Avon. It was completed in 1774 and named after his wife, the heiress Frances Pulteney. Today, the Grade I-listed building has shops built across its full span on both sides.

The contents of a 474-year-old Tudor house (inset) have sold for more than £1 million, including a letter written by Florence Nightingale and a Chinese bowl that went for a whopping £24,000. Following the death of Sir Mervyn Medleycott, the 9th Baronet, in 2021, the historic Sandford Orcas Manor near Sherborne, Dorset, auctioned its collection of treasures at Duke's of Dorchester. 'The Lady with the Lamp''s letter was one of the more interesting lots to have been penned when she was residing in a hospital during the Crimean War.

Peter Martin Kay, a 15-bedroom manor, was charged by the owner of the house of Commons with 'cynically breached' an agreement for the house to be a private residence. After an attempt during the pandemic to install 'glamping' tents in the garden, Barry Nix and Sue Cunningham saw them argue he was planning a'industrial' expansion. And the pair predicted that traffic to the B&B would cause them 'nuisance or disturbance to the property,' in breach of a covenant that was not agreed when the property was purchased in 2005 by a new owner.

According to a YouGov poll, more than half of Britons know so little about Black British history that they are unable to name a single historical figure. The study, which was funded by publishing firm Bloomsbury UK, found that 75% of British adults polled said they didn't know'very much' or 'anything at all' about key figures from black British history. So, who are among the most notable figures in black British history?How did they make important contributions to British culture?

Nina Stibbe (left), a London writer, is back in town 20 years after she left London. Here, we feature excerpts from her latest book Moved To London, Took the Dog (inset), based on her diary, and a long-awaited sequel to the laugh-out-loud bestseller Love Nina. Took the Dog by Took The Dog: A Diary by Nina Stibbe (Pan Macmillan, £16.99) will be published on November 2 in London, Took The Dog: A Diary by Nina Stibbe (Pan Macmillan, £16.99) is expected to be published in November 2. Deborah Moggach, who was photographed correctly, is seen here.

On a recent survey, the former First Lady, 59, who also works as an author and lawyer, scooped the top spot. Emma Watson, a 33-year-old Harry Potter actress and women's rights campaigner, came second, and Marie Curie, a late Nobel Prize winning physicist and chemist, came in third place. Serena Williams of the United States ranked fourth, while Florence Nightingale, the late British nurse and social reformer, took fifth place with 25 percent, defeating Taylor Swift who had 24 percent. The LEGO Company surveyed 2,000 parents of children aged six to ten to find out the most influential women whose lives were inspiring.

The accolades paid to Biddy Baxter are well deserved: 'The BBC has never seen a more dedicated, passionate, and pioneering children's producer in its history,' Sir David Attenborough states in this book. Sir Simon Rattle says, 'Isn't a good lady.' Biddy, a Leicester-based journalist who edited Blue Peter, a twice-weekly magazine publication that has been enjoyed, imitated, mocked, celebrated, revered' in the words of Marson, for 26 years, from 1962 to 1988. Blue Peter, the world's longest-running children's television show, remains a mash-up of animal and pet products, awards, humanitarian appeals, global exploration, cookery demonstrations, and history lessons.

Ackerman (pictured right), an American science writer, says we're drawn to them because they are so elusive; most of us have only seen an owl in silhouette at night. They may appear cuddly when they're roosting, but as soon as they spot their prey and take flight, they unleash long, strong legs, and talons. Their exceptional hearing is what makes them such excellent hunters: their whole head, Ackerman writes, is 'a feathered satellite dish for gathering sound,' and their sight is so good that they can hunt in complete darkness, led only by the sound of their prey.

What does December 30th 2022 bring for MY star sign? Oscar Cainer (pictured) addresses it all. The year is winding down, but several problems are still open. And, with Mercury retrograde, the idea of leaving problems behind is a luxury we can't afford.

What does December 29th 2022 bring for MY star sign? Oscar Cainer (pictured) tells it all. Mercury, the planet of ideas and communication, begins its retrogradation today. Such backward motion in the skies is often traced to misinterpretation and gremlins in machines, and is usually welcomed with a groan.

'AI Time Machine,' a genealogy website that can reimagine you as someone from another historical period, has been launched by MyHeritage. Anyone can remember themselves as a legendary Greek pharaoh, a medieval king, a Victorian lady, a 1960s hippie, and much more.

Furniture and paintings dating back to the Georgian period, from a country manor house to Florence Nightingale and Lord Byron have gone on sale for £650,000. For £230,000, one of the standout items at Kinsham Court in Herefordshire include a £80,000 satinwood commode and four paintings of the Arkwright family, who were instrumental in the industrial revolution. A Flemish 17th century tapestry depicting the death of Alexander worth £8,000, an 18th-century Meissen blue and white service with a estimate of £18,000, and a 300-year-old Verbruggen the Younger still life oil painting of flowers worth £8,000. The items will be auctioneers Bonhams and have been divided into 195 lots.

A stuffed walrus, which Queen Victoria adored in 1886, was one of the main attractions of the Colonial and Indian Exhibition in Kensington. Frederick Horniman, a tea merchant, was so impressed that he bought it. Clare Paterson details the chequered business life of Horniman in her new book

The founder of the Big Issue was chastised with tears, vile abuse, and the possibility of a stabbing: the former tennis star reveals how she became homeless on London's streets.