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...Latin America since 1959 when he visited Chile. Meanwhile, as Britain unwound from Empire, since 1969 The Bahamas had been given more control over its own affairs. As the UK considered joining the European Economic Community, the links between London and Nassau looked likely to become looser still. After a brief photo-opportunity in the drawing room of Government House,...

...Latin word for flower, which became the name for the Roman goddess of flowers and the spring – one of my favourite depictions of Flora is this wall painting from a villa at Stabiae, near Pompeii, which has survived as a result of the volcanic eruption which buried the city in AD79. In fact, it’s not certain that this young woman gathering flowers against a green...