The Colour of Time

A New History of the World, 1850-1960

Paperback, 432 pages

Published Oct. 3, 2019 by Apollo.

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978-1-78954-155-7
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Released in hardcover in August 2018 and now available in paperback, The Colour of Time, by historian Dan Jones and artist Marina Amaral, is a collection of 200 colourised photographs taken between 1850 and 1960. With accompanying extended captions, this is a visually rewarding overview of personalities and major moments in world history, from the Crimean War to the space age.

A Northern lens reveals interesting insights.

There is a statue of Queen Victoria in the grounds at the front of Belfast City Hall. While many may be familiar with seeing photographic images of her in her later life, in 1854 a series of portraits was commissioned by her husband, Prince Albert. Aged 35, Queen Victoria had already worn the crown for half her life. Of the image above (p. 19), the Queen noted in her diary that she “was very successfully photographed, but it took a long time”.

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