Has to match her dress!
Sunday, 10 November 2013
Beyond Eldorado at British Museum
The myths of El Dorado
For centuries Europeans were dazzled by the legend of El Dorado – literally ‘the golden one’. Many different stories were told of El Dorado – sometimes it was imagined as a lost city of gold, sometimes as a man covered in powdered gold who plunged into the middle of Lake Guatavita (near modern Bogotá). The exhibition uncovers the fascinating truth behind some of these myths. Unlike in Europe, gold was not valued as currency in pre-Hispanic Colombia. Instead it had great symbolic meaning, facilitating all kinds of social and spiritual transformations. It was one way the elite could publicly assert their rank, both in life and in death.
Thursday, 7 November 2013
Chipping Norton by election
Geoff Saul won the Chipping Norton by election with a little help from his friends. Taking the fight to Cameron's backyard and trouncing the Tory!
Wednesday, 6 November 2013
Saturday, 2 November 2013
Naughty but nice!
A resolute couple, a worthwhile cause, the resident elsewhere answering questions in the High Court.
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