Archive - Culture and Anarchy

June 2025

'One Sea-Side Grave'

Christina Rossetti and Charles Bagot Cayley: quite a sad story.

Jun 30

The Bloomsberries at home

Visiting Charleston and not wanting to leave.

Jun 22

Emma Sandys is in my garden, looking at the flowers

Not literally, unfortunately.

Jun 18

Siena: The Rise of Painting

A completely dazzling exhibition (and a Pre-Raphaelite connection. What did you expect?!)

Jun 15

Finding the Pre-Raphaelites in Hastings

Honestly, they get everywhere.

Jun 13

William Morris's designs and...stuff. Lots of it.

Jun 9

AI, writing and research

A not-quite book review, some reflections and a bit of a rant. Long, sorry!

Jun 3

May 2025

Merchant of Venice 1936

How to approach a problematic play in the 21st century

May 31

Rembrandt etchings

Looking very closely at Rembrandt at Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery

May 22

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