Patricia Peck
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The visually spectacular Scottish capital witnessed fierce dynastic struggle before it welcomed the spirit of the Enlightenment, as Patricia Cleveland-Peck discovers.
Published December 11 2008
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Patricia Cleveland-Peck visits the capital of French Canada which is celebrating its 400th birthday this year
Published March 11 2008
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Patricia Cleveland-Peck finds out how family historians can research the lives of their ancestors in the fast-changing city of Shanghai.
Published February 14 2008
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Patricia Cleveland-Peck visits the Big Apple in search of its blossoming.
Published November 13 2007
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Patricia Cleveland-Peck visits an annual festival of North American history and culture. Published November 13 2007
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Her race, sex, and a murder mystery were all factors blocking the career of Edmonia Lewis, a 19th-century black American sculptress struggling against the odds at the height of the US Civil War, yet she succeeded in overcoming all three. In April 2003 one of her small statues ‘Night’ depicting sleeping children sold at Sothebys for £84,000. But though spirited and adept at self-promotion in her lifetime, the artist has remained largely unknown beyond collectors’ circles. Here Patricia Cleveland Peck tells her remarkable story.
Published September 17 2007
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Patricia Cleveland-Peck goes on the trail of the scientist Linnaeus, whose tercentenary this year is being marked in Sweden at a variety of locations associated with the great man. Published April 18 2007
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Patricia Cleveland-Peck visits a Canadian city that looks to the future yet has an intriguing past.
Published March 21 2007
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Patricia Cleveland-Peck visits Gotland, the Baltic island where the Viking and medieval pasts are to be found round every corner. Published January 17 2007
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Patricia Cleveland-Peck introduces a beautiful string of Spanish religious foundations.
Published July 19 2006
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Patricia Cleveland-Peck on the part played by a French cafe in the Sussex Network operations during the Second World War.
Published August 31 2000
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Patricia Cleveland-Peck, examines the role of cookbooks and social history. Published April 30 1999
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Patricia Cleveland-Peck looks at fresh projects and older initiatives to record the experiences and opinions of ‘ordinary people’. Published February 1 1999
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Options on Heritage Open Days, including the Gunpowder Mills
Published August 31 1998
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