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Michelangelo Buonarroti didn’t like painting

18 Feb 2019

On this day in 1564 Michelangelo Buonarroti died aged 88. He spent years painting the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, in the Vatican. The project was physically and emotionally devastating. Michelangelo recounts its effect on... Read More

Banjo Paterson writes Waltzing Matilda

17 Feb 2019

On this day in 1864 the Australian poet, lawyer and journalist Andrew Barton (Banjo) Paterson was born. He is best known for writing what has now become the national song Waltzing Matilda. Brought up on... Read More

Howard Carter finds Tutenkhamen

16 Feb 2019

On this day in 1923 the Egyptologist Howard Carter opened the inner burial chamber of the Pharaoh Tutankhamen’s tomb – this was the first Pharaoh’s tomb to be found un-desecrated. There were many wonders within... Read More

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