The Diary Review

Joseph Farington, a British landscape painter and an active member of the Royal Academy from its inception, was born 270 years ago today. Hi...

‘My first day at No. 10. It began at 9.30 a.m. and finished at 6.30. In the course of it I met the Prime Minister, who was shy but welcoming...

‘We were then allowed to leave our stations to get some supper. In order to get aft it was necessary to go along the mess deck. Many people ...

‘On the other hand the fact, of which I was long ignorant, that I possess hidden away what is called a “plot mind” became of very great impo...

‘The Thames has been formally blockaded. All merchant ships are being stopped. Sailors have taken over two transports to America with riggin...

Ida Tarbell, muckraker or more accurately one of the first ever investigative journalists, was born 160 years ago today. She came to fame in...

Today marks the 100th anniversary of the Balfour Declaration. This was, in effect, a statement of support by the UK government for the estab...