Act of Supremacy 1534
Act of Parliament acknowledging King Henry VIII as the supreme leader of the Church of England.
The Diary of Mr Poynter
Ghost story by M. R. James, first published in 1919, about an apparently possessed scrap of chintz, said to be a memorial to the hair of a 17th-century nobleman.
The Uncommon Prayer-Book
Horror story by M. R. James published in 1925, about the theft of a number of prayer-books repeatedly found to be open at a particular psalm, despite being stored in a locked and disused church.
Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2008
Act of Parliament repealing more than 250 Acts of Parliament no longer considered to be of practical use.
A Neighbour’s Landmark
Ghost story by M. R. James published in 1925, about the disappearance of a woman who steals her neighbour’s property by removing a cursed landmark.
The Death of Cardinal Beaufort (1399–1447)
Oil painting by Joshua Reynolds, illustrating a scene from Shakespeare’s Henry VI, Part II.
The Night-Hag Visiting Lapland Witches
Oil painting by Henry Fuseli, illustrating a passage from John Milton’s epic poem Paradise Lost.
The Vote (newspaper)
Suffragette newspaper published from 1909 until 1933.
David Gordon Steam Carriage
Three-wheeled vehicle driven by six steam-powered feet.
Artificial Scotoma
Perceptual illusion in which an artificial blind spot is filled in by a twinkling background.