“We’ve got to live, no matter how many skies have fallen.” (Lady Chatterley’s Lover) The First World War had been a shattering experience for society. Through perhaps his most famous… Read More »D.H. Lawrence: Lady Chatterley’s Lover
Our adventure continues as we journey across the world, visiting one UNESCO World Heritage Site in every country. Highlights during our third week of virtual travel include the stunning and… Read More »A Virtual Journey Around the World: Week 3
To mark World Heritage Day 2020 we have created this learning resource for students to follow us on our virtual journey over the next weeks and months. Explore the World’s… Read More »World Heritage Sites Explorer Learning Resource
Our second week of virtual travel around different UNESCO World Heritage Sites, has seen us take a fascinating trip through the cultural and natural diversity of our wonderful planet. Visiting… Read More »A Virtual Journey Around the World: Week 2
After World War 1, D.H. Lawrence travelled widely in Europe and the rest of the world. He died from tuberculosis, aged 44 years, in the South of France. His headstone… Read More »D.H. Lawrence: The Phoenix Headstone
Looking for somewhere to escape for a little while? Follow us on the first week of our virtual journey around our the world by visiting 8 wonderfully different UNESCO World… Read More »A Virtual Journey Around the World: Week 1
There is a cotton bonnet at the D.H. Lawrence Birthplace Museum at Eastwood, which was donated for its opening in 1976. In this second story about the life of D.H.… Read More »D.H. Lawrence: His Mother’s Bonnet
Join us on a virtual journey around the world, hopping between some of the lesser-known UNESCO World Heritage Sites on our way. We will add and travel to a new… Read More »A Virtual Journey Around the World
The internationally renowned author, D.H. Lawrence was born at 8A Victoria Street in Eastwood, a small mining town in Nottinghamshire, England. He spent much of his short life writing and… Read More »D.H. Lawrence: Sitting Under the Piano
World events of these last few weeks and months have provided a powerful reminder that we are all members of a globally connected community. Of the same humanity: one that… Read More »The Ventnor Giant
In August 2019, the Isle of Wight was designated as a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve; reflecting its work promoting solutions that reconcile the conservation of biodiversity with its sustainable use. As… Read More »The Great Light and Dark Show
In July 1545, Henry VIII’s flagship, the Mary Rose, sank during the Battle of the Solent just outside Portsmouth Harbour, with the loss of 500 men. The puzzle as to… Read More »Henry VIII’s Mary Rose: a puzzle through the ages