Sentences with phrase «edwardian british»

One could think of the Edwardian British Empire, or perhaps the pre-Conciliar Church.

Not exact matches

To understand the nature of the social order and state power in late Victorian and Edwardian Britain (and their opposition to it), British socialists looked to the country's past and its evolution to the current stage.

British socialists of late Victorian and Edwardian Britain highlighted the importance of the charter, while acknowledging its limitations, for reasons that reflected their understanding of the development of society too.

This dreamy spa, which lies just beneath the hotel's Edwardian lobby, has been praised by British society magazine Tatler.

In this case, Slim (Bud Abbott) and Tubby (Lou Costello) play American detectives who cross wits with Dr. Henry Jekyll (Boris Karloff) in Edwardian - era London when they visit to compare techniques with their British counterparts.

British romantic drama SUMMER IN FEBRUARY follows the true tale of love, liberty and scandal amongst the Edwardian artists» colony in Cornwall is directed by Christopher Menaul.

Automobiles of the World — A diagram of a No. 11 Fonc / A Monster made too small — Two seldom - seen photographs encourage Bill Boddy to recall that imitation «Chitty» / Malvern Motoring Magnificence — Edwardian Motor cars by A.B. Demaus / 1916 Crane Simplex M5 — A demonstration of Edwardian refinement and quality at its best — the Editor reports / Question of property — The story of registration by Mike Worthington - Williams / A day with a Talbot — Michael Brisby reports on one of the outstanding British cars of the 30's the 105 / Meetings The Norwich Union RAC Classic 1986 / The tale of McEvoy — Ken Hurst recalls the makers of Zoller superchargers.

Automobiles of the world — The monthly extract from «Automobiles of the World» / Twin Cam Rarity Rare Nacional Pescara cars / 1939 Hotchkiss Grand Sport — The editor drives a prime example of a performance car of the thirties / Lucas Motoralities — In the first of a series of articles on lighting Peter Card looks at the products which enabled Lucas to dominate the British market in the early days of motoring / Edwardian Tourists — An album recording a 1913 tour provides an interesting insight to motoring as it once was - a relaxation for gentlefolk / Marendaz Special Handsome is as handsome does?

1920s Delage duo — Dennis Harrison tells us about a 1928 D.M. Weymann saloon and a sporting 1926 DISS / Electro - plating of car parts — In a further article in our series on technical subjects John Teague explains nickel plating and chromium plating / Art and the automobile, Part one — Michael Worthington - Williams on the history of automobile art commenting on some colourful early advertisements / Roydale: British - made Edwardian — The history of the little - known make is recounted for us by Malcolm Jeal / Austin 12/4 restoration — Mike Burgess describes how he rebuilt his 1928 Burnham saloon / 1933 Avon Standard Special — A report on this sporting open 4 - seater from Zoe Harrison / Alvis 12/50 sports saloon — David Hawtin recalls his recent encounter with a 1927 example / Castle Three cyclecar — The story of this Kidderminster - made «runabout» is related by A.B. Demaus / School of motoring — Malcolm Jeal has discovered that training courses were being offered by the Institute of Automobile Engineers in 1920 / MC raid on New England — How some early MGs invaded the USA.

This nonfiction account of the lives of the three Jerome sisters — rich Americans who married British aristos, and one of whom became the mother of Winston Churchill — is a «beguiling chronicle» of the Edwardian era, replete with descriptions of homes, dresses and extramarital affairs with royals.

Individual contemporary design for each hotel, that doesn't compromise on comfort, intelligent technology - including complimentary Wi - Fi throughout, and great seasonal British food define the Radisson Blu Edwardian experience, with a level of service that anticipates but never assumes.

Dinard was a renowned spot with the British in Edwardian times while parking itself atop a rock - strewn cliff above the Rance opposite St. Malo.

Dinard, Breaks France Dinard was a renowned spot with the British in Edwardian times while parking itself atop a rock - strewn cliff above the Rance opposite St. Malo.

With stunning Edwardian facade, this hotel is minutes» walk to the British Museum, St. Paul's Cathedral, Covent Garden, Regent Street, Soho & Hyde Park

The Tate Britain's first exhibition celebrating the birth of photography and its consequential impact on British art of the Victorian and Edwardian era quite frankly lacks the pizzazz needed to make it flash.

The Guildhall Art Gallery also has more than its fair share of representations of the City of London at its ceremonial best, including Niels Moeller Lund's The Heart of the Empire (1904), shown at the Yale Center for British Art's «Edwardian Opulence» exhibition in 2013.

Win tickets to the British Museum's fascinating exhibition, plus a luxury stay at the Radisson Blu Edwardian Bloomsbury Street Hotel.

Migrations: Journeys into British Art (2012) ranged from Sir Peter Lely to Frank Bowling, using the permanent collection to explore the artistic effects of emigration; Looking at the View drew imaginatively on Tate Britain's landscapes; while an exhibition of Edwardian portraits, Forgotten Faces (2014), offered insights into the taste and the collecting policies of Tate Britain and reminded us of some extraordinary artists and sitters.

By Robert Anthony Siegel Punk rock icon, poet, novelist, luftmensch, wearer of extraordinary hats and Edwardian mustaches — Billy Childish is a multiplicity of things, a British renaissance man.

29; «Edwardian Opulence: British Art at the Dawn of the Twentieth Century», through June 2, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Tuesdays - Saturdays, noon - 5 p.m. Sundays, free, 1080 Chapel St., New Haven; 203-432-2800.

Yale Center for British Art, «Edwardian Opulence: British Art at the Dawn of the Twentieth Century», through June 2; «Art in Focus: St. Ives: Abstraction», group show, through Sept. 29, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Tuesdays - Saturdays, noon - 5 p.m. Sundays, free, 1080 Chapel St., New Haven; 203-432-2800.

Punk rock icon, poet, novelist, luftmensch, wearer of extraordinary hats and Edwardian mustaches — Billy Childish is a multiplicity of things, a British renaissance man.