For a reason unknown to me my computer is set to the UK, so I had the privilege of seeing the series of William Morris-themed Google doodles today. However, apparently these aren’t being used elsewhere.
William Morris was a renowned English textile designer in the Victorian era. He was born on the 24th of March, 1834.
Josephine and the Fortune-Teller by David Wilkie (1837)
Princess Victoria, painted by Henry Collen in 1836. Seventeen at the time, this was the year before she became Queen.
9th May 1988: Queen Elizabeth II opened Australia’s permanent Parliament House in Canberra. Before then, parliament had been sitting in the temporary building nearby. Due to the interruptions of war, “temporary” Old Parliament House ended up being the seat of Australia’s government from 1927 to 1988.
Mistletoe Gatherer by Sir John Everett Millais (1829 – 1896)
