By Janine Moore, Nottingham 9th January 2026 Why I felt inspired to write about Nottingham’s Queen Victoria Statue The statue of Queen Victoria that stands today in Nottingham’s Victoria Embankment Memorial Gardens is one of the city’s most prominent civic sculptures. Executed in the high Edwardian manner by a noted public sculptor, the work has witnessed changing urban fashions and civic priorities: from its original prominence in the Market Square to its relocation beside

by Barjis Chohan, London 19th December, 2025 Some cities impress you with grandeur, some with their utter simplicity. Some welcome you with fresh air, while some cities quietly stay with you through the years. Nottingham, for us, was the latter; its simplicity, along with the grand history and architecture it has to offer, will forever remain as a cherished memory. From its renowned universities to its famed Lace industry, from art to culture, Nottingham is known for many thi

An investigation by Italian art historian Flavio Caroli and the parallel destiny of Lord Byron by Patrizia Poggi, Ravenna 5 December 2025 I caress the book’s cover, feeling the papery weight beneath my fingers. On the dust jacket, a title stands out in a bold, modern font, split in two like a destiny:  TRENTASETTE   THIRTY-SEVEN on a red background, and immediately below, almost merging into a single, hypnotic compound -word,  ILMISTERO DELGENIO ADOLESCENTE . -THE MYSTERY OF

The contrast between Italian and English manners By Nick Ceramella 21st November 2025 Rome Photography of Venice and Venice Carnival figures in costume by Theresa Moynes Photo credit: Theresa Moynes Venice, a favourite topic in English literature This article deals with Byron’s poem Beppo  as a basis to analyse the social context in which the story takes place. Here we discuss the difference between Italian and English social habits through  Michail Bakhtin’s theory of the c

By Peter Clarke LRPS 7 November 2025 Beeston, Nottingham Photography by Peter Clarke. As a family we all love Italy. The food, the culture and the history. We have visited many regions and many cities. Rome the eternal city, Bologna, Venice, Florence and Pisa, and Lecce in the south.  This year we decided we would take in the sights and history of the Ligurian coast and had our base in Genoa . It is also known for its historical association with international celebrity an