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Queen Victoria and her close family kept numerous pet animals, including: Fatima – a Pug; Alma – a possible Thoroughbred given by King Victor Emmanuel [2] Dandie – a Skye Terrier [3] Dash – a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel [1] Eos – a greyhound which Prince Albert brought from Germany [1] Flora – a Highland pony given by King Victor ...
Anna Atkins (née Children; 16 March 1799 – 9 June 1871 [1]) was an English botanist and photographer. She is often considered the first person to publish a book illustrated with photographic images. [2] [3] [4] Some sources say that she was the first woman to create a photograph. [3] [4] [5] [6]
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A significant contribution to English natural history was made by parson-naturalists such as Gilbert White, William Kirby, John George Wood, and John Ray, who wrote about plants, animals, and other aspects of nature. Many of these men wrote about nature to make the natural theology argument for the existence or goodness of God. [23]
In 1890, a New York bird enthusiast released several dozen starlings in Central Park. No one knows for sure why Eugene Schieffelin set the birds aloft, but he may have been motivated by a ...
Animals Drawn from Nature and Engraved in Aqua-tinta is a book written and illustrated by Charles Catton the younger and published in London in 1788. It is a very early example of a work including hand-coloured aquatints. The thirty-six animals described, all mammals except for the crocodile, were from both the New World and the Old World. At ...
Society and culture of the Victorian era refers to society and culture in the United Kingdom during the Victorian era--that is the 1837-1901 reign of Queen Victoria. The idea of "reform" was a motivating force, as seen in the political activity of religious groups and the newly formed labour unions.
The Barbary lion is an unofficial national animal of England. In the Middle Ages, the lions kept in the menagerie at the Tower of London were Barbary lions. [6] English medieval warrior rulers with a reputation for bravery attracted the nickname "the Lion": the most famous example is Richard I of England, known as Richard the Lionheart. [7]