In 1903, a young woman sailed from India to Guiana as a 'coolie' -indentured labourers who replaced the newly emancipated slaves on sugar plantations  (+)

In 1997, THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE was voted the most influential book of the twentieth century by teachers, librarians and parents in the  (+)

The recent Narnia films have inspired a resurgence of interest in C. S. Lewis, the Oxford academic, popular theologian and, most famously, creator of  (+)

Today we view Cézanne as a monumental figure, but during his lifetime (1839-1906), many did not understand him or his work. With brilliant insight,  (+)

So what have the Scots ever done for the world then?

Well, most people will know about John Logie Baird (inventor of television), Alexander Graham  (+)

John C. Calhoun's ghost still haunts America today. First elected to congress in 1810, Calhoun served as secretary of war during the war of 1812, and  (+)