Sometimes, life takes the most unexpected turns. Things happen which you cannot always makes sense of. And for Violet Jessop, three unexpected and unavoidable incidents happened to her during her lifetime. Violet was an ocean liner stewardess and nurse, who achieved fame by surviving the disastrous sinking of the Titanic, the Britannic and the Olympic. Violet Jessop, speaking…
Day: April 10, 2014
Vikings at The British Museum –
Marching through the British Museum, barging past the gaggles of school groups, I was on a mission. A mission to get through the doors of ‘Vikings’ – the new exhibition housed in the Sainsbury Exhibitions Gallery. Like many of us, I had eagerly been waiting for the moment I could burst through those pristine glass…
All Is True: Fire At The Globe Theatre –
400 years ago, the first Globe Theatre was destroyed by fire. But was it an accident? The afternoon of Tuesday 29 June 1613 was warm and sunny. Crowds crossed the Thames to see William Shakespeare’s latest play, All Is True. It was a lavish production: with expensive costumes and real cannons. These cannons were discharged…