Museum’s slave trade origins explained in new exhibition

Luke Syson, director of Cambridge’s Fitzwilliam Museum, said the Black Atlantic: Power, People, Resistance exhibition was “an important moment in the history of the Fitzwilliam”. It explains how the museum was founded with a bequest from former Cambridge University student Viscount Richard Fitzwilliam, who died in 1816 aged 70. Jan …

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Cumbria beach named one of the best places for dogs to visit Taking your dog on holiday can be one of the greatest joys of pet ownership. Cumbria is arguably the most ideal destination for dogs due to its majestic landscape and offer of adventure, if our four-legged friends could speak, we’re …

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