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British Museum to keep pendant linked to Henry VIII after raising £3.5m | UK News

British Museum to keep pendant linked to Henry VIII after raising £3.5m | UK News

Published by Daniella Wilson

A gold pendant linked to Henry VIII and his first wife, Catherine of Aragon, has been acquired by the British Museum following a successful fundraising campaign. The London museum launched the appeal in October to buy the Tudor Heart – a 16th-century, heart-shaped pendant discovered in Warwickshire by a metal detectorist in 2019 – and prevent it from entering a private collection. It has now announced it has reached its £3.5m fundraising target, after receiving more than £350,000 in public contributions and a string of donations from grants, trusts, and arts organisations. More than 45,000 members of the public contributed to the fundraising effort, the museum said, while it received £1.75m from The National Heritage Memorial Fund. Other donors included The Julia Rausing Trust, which donated £500,000 to the cause, the charity Art Fund, which donated £400,000, and The American Friends of the British Museum, which gave £300,000. Image: The British Museum has successfully raised £3.5m to save the pendant. Pic: British Museum/PA The 24-carat gold artefact is thought to have been created for an …

A Long-Lost Henry Raeburn Painting Goes on View in Scotland

A Long-Lost Henry Raeburn Painting Goes on View in Scotland

Published by José Betancourt

A long-lost portrait of Robert Burns by Sir Henry Raeburn is now on view at the National Galleries of Scotland in Edinburgh. The painting was discovered at a London house sale last year. Scotland’s most famous bard, Robert Burns (1759–1796) is perhaps best known for songs such as “A Red, Red Rose” (1794) and “Auld Lang Syne” (1788), which he based on traditional Scottish ballads. While they lived on the same street, Burns seems to have never sat for his contemporary, the Scottish portraitist Sir Henry Raeburn (1756–1823). But it has long been known from Raeburn’s letters that seven years after Burns’s death, Raeburn made a copy of 1787 painting of him by Alexander Nasmyth. Related Articles The copy was commissioned by London publishers Cadell & Davies to be used as the frontispiece for a new edition of Burns’s works. Shortly after the painting was completed, however, it disappeared. The Raeburn work reappeared during a house clearance in England last year. Consigned to Wimbledon Auctions in London, it was offered as being “in the manner of …

Ali Smith: ‘Henry James had me running down the garden path shouting out loud’ | Books

Ali Smith: ‘Henry James had me running down the garden path shouting out loud’ | Books

Published by Sam Flores

My earliest reading memoryApparently I taught myself to read when I was three via the labels on the Beatles 45s we had: I remember the moment of recognising the words “I” and “Feel” and “Fine”. It took a bit longer to work out the word “Parlophone”. My favourite book growing upSister Vincent taught primary six in St Joseph’s, Inverness, and was a discerning reader with very good taste, plus the kind of literary moral rectitude that meant she removed Enid Blyton from the class library because she believed Blyton’s books were written by a factory of writers. In 1972 she and I had a passionate argument when the class was choosing a book to be read out loud to us and I championed Charlotte’s Web by EB White, with which I was in love. Sister Vincent put her foot down. “No. Because animals speak in it, and in reality animals don’t speak.” I recently reread it for the first time since I was nine, and it moved me to tears. What a fine book, about all sorts …

Inside Ralph Lauren’s Post-Runway Dinner Party in Milan with Liam Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston, and Henry Golding

Inside Ralph Lauren’s Post-Runway Dinner Party in Milan with Liam Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston, and Henry Golding

Published by Sam Flores

Though Ralph himself did not make the trip from the states, opting instead to watch from a live stream in New York, there was no shortage of star power. Looking on from the front row were a who’s who in the world of new guard leading men: Henry Golding, Liam Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston, Colman Domingo, Morgan Spector, Benito Skinner, and Nick Jonas. “I always think of my father when I’m here, because this is the place where he would show me just how men were dressing,” David recalled. “We would walk the streets and see how Polo or Purple Label had become part of the culture. He’d say, ‘If it works in Italy, it means you’re a global brand.’” Liam Hemsworth, Gabriella Brooks Giovanni Mocchetti/BFA.com Following the show, as the models emerged from backstage to mingle with guests for canapés and cocktails, the scene became a veritable trunk show. “I think I need that Yankee bomber jacket,” Golding told VF. He was just one of many guests, celebrity and otherwise, who were already drafting their …

Henry Pollock revels in pantomime villain role but Northampton still thrashed by Bordeaux

Henry Pollock revels in pantomime villain role but Northampton still thrashed by Bordeaux

Published by Sam Flores

At half-time, Saints trailed by 17 points and against Jalibert, Penaud, Louis Bielle-Biarrey and company the scoreline could easily have turned pear-shaped. To their credit, the visitors did not fold, even if a couple of the hosts’ tries were soft. Tommy Freeman crossed from close range, as did Pollock, before Fischetti – who had to return late on for Emmanuel Iyogun after his early hooking – bagged the consolation bonus. Northampton, despite their Prem hegemony, were beaten and humbled in the bear-pit; Pollock, however, cannot stop catching the eye. Match details Scoring sequence 5-0 Rayasi try, 5-5 Pollock try, 5-7 Belleau con, 10-7 Rayasi try, 12-7 Page-Relo con, 17-7 Page-Relo try, 19-7 Page-Relo con, 24-7 Woki try, 29-7 Rayasi try, 31-7 Page-Relo con, 36-7 Woki try, 38-7 Page-Relo con, 38-12 Freeman try, 38-14 Belleau con, 43-14 Woki try, 45-14 Page-Relo con, 50-14 Jalibert try, 50-19 Pollock try, 50-21 Belleau con, 50-26 Fischetti try, 50-28 Belleau con. Bordeaux Bègles S Rayasi; D Penaud, N Depoortere, Y Moefana (Janse van Rensburg 58), L Bielle-Biarrey; M Jalibert (Carbery …

Inside Finding Your Roots host Henry Louis Gates Jr.’s marriage to his fellow historian wife

Inside Finding Your Roots host Henry Louis Gates Jr.’s marriage to his fellow historian wife

Published by Daniella Wilson

Henry Louis Gates Jr. is best known for being the mind behind the hit TV show Finding Your Roots, but when he’s not surprising celebrities with family secrets, he spends his time with his wife and fellow academic powerhouse, Dr. Marial Iglesias Utset. Henry and Marial married in 2021, and have gone on to research together, travel together, and build a life together in Massachusetts, just steps away from Harvard’s campus. Join us as we discover more about the woman who captured the heart of America’s favorite historian. © Getty ImagesHenry is a celebrated academic and TV personality Henry’s first marriage The TV personality was previously married to Sharon Lynn Adams from 1979 to 1999, and the couple welcomed two daughters together, Maggie and Liza, before going their separate ways. Meet Marial While it is unclear how Henry and Marial met, the pair likely bonded over their shared passion for academia. Marial is a historian and Harvard professor who specializes in Cuban history and authored a critically acclaimed book, A Cultural History of Cuba during …