Keith Alcorn
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Historian of gardens, plant introductions and British botanical empire. "The Empire in the Garden: How Exotic Plants Came to Britain" forthcoming from Yale University Press.
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Very special visitor in our garden last night
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Ed Balls not holding back on Europe (podcast with George Osborne)
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Gold snuff box 1767, with six miniature views of Château de Chanteloup, gouache on vellum; commissioned by duc de Choiseul 1719-1785; statesman, Minister of Foreign Affairs to Louis XV, patron of arts; after fall from favour in 1764, retired to his Château, extensive park & gardens. ALT Met Museum
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Arches galore and an incredible ceiling - stunning! 🤩 ❤️ Ely Cathedral, Cambridgeshire.
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Opinions vary as to whether these corbels at Tewkesbury Abbey depict either Adam and Eve or the founders of the Abbey Robert Fitzhamon and his wife. Whichever is correct, I particularly like the positioning of their arms and hands, it looks so natural. #SundayStonework
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