Since 1947 The Folio Society have been celebrating books as aesthetic objects as well as being the medium of great writing. They publish thoughtfully crafted illustrated editions of the world’s most exceptional literature and believe that great books deserve to be displayed in a way worthy of their contents. Great for collecting and gifting, Folio […]
Tag: History
Martin Luther King Jr Focus
By Rebecca Reed, CRM Executive Martin Luther King Jr, born Michael King Jr on the 15th January 1929 was an American Baptist minister and activist who became the most evident spokesperson and leader in the civil rights movement. He became a civil rights activist early in his career. He led the 1955 Montgomery bus boycott […]
Gunpowder | A Tale of Treason
By Rebecca Reed, CRM Executive. With many celebrating Bonfire Night over the past weekend, we thought we would take a look back into the Gunpowder Plot of 1605, it was a failed assassination attempt against King James I of England and VI of Scotland by a group of English Catholics led by Robert Catesby. These […]