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Today's featured article William Burges in 1881. William Burges (2 December 1827 – 20 April 1881) was an English architect and designer. Among the greatest of the Victorian art-architects, he sought in his work to escape from both nineteenth-century industrialisation and the Neoclassical architectural style and re-establish the architectural and social values of a utopian medieval England. Burges stands within the tradition of the Gothic Revival, his works echoing those of the Pre-Raphaelites and heralding those of the Arts and Crafts Movement. Burges's career was short but illustrious; he won his first major commission for Saint Fin Barre's Cathedral in Cork in 1863. His architectural output was small but varied. Burges's most notable works are Cardiff Castle, constructed between 1866 and 1928 and Castell Coch (1872–91), both of which were undertaken for John Crichton-Stuart, 3rd Marquess of Bute. Other notable buildings include Gayhurst House, Buckinghamshire (1858–65), Knightshayes Court (1867–74), the Church of Christ the Consoler (1870–76) and St Mary's, Studley Royal (1870–78) in Yorkshire, and Park House, Cardiff, (1871–80). Beyond architecture, Burges designed metalwork, sculpture, jewellery, furniture and stained glass. (Read more...) Featured article · Archive · Daily email · More featured content Today's featured picture Lucia Chamberlain (1882–1978) was an American novelist. Her 1909 book was the basis of the 1916 film The Other Side of the Door, and her 1917 story The Underside formed the basis of the 1920 film Blackmail. The 1916 film The Wedding Guest is also based on her writing. This photograph of Chamberlain was taken around 1908 by the American portrait photographer Zaida Ben-Yusuf, and is now in the collection of the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C. Photograph credit: Zaida Ben-Yusuf; restored by Adam Cuerden Recently featured: Acorn Sea urchin The Red Cape   Did you know... Samir Aït Saïd ... that gymnast Samir Aït Saïd (pictured) performed a backflip as the French team walked in during the 2020 Summer Olympics opening ceremony? ... that the New York City government sought to demolish a wall around the Isaac L. Rice Mansion for five years? ... that Mayling Oey-Gardiner went from being a University of Indonesia clerk to a full professor? ... that according to Brandy Hellville, executives at Brandy Melville have bought the clothes off of employees' backs? ... that a California TV station wondered whether it had the "World's Longest Pregnancy"? ... that it will soon be illegal for government employees to gamble in the country of Georgia? ... that Czech industrialist Jan Felkl founded a company in 1854 that would produce globes in 17 languages? ... that the Russian and Belarusian military exercise Zapad 2013 was officially described as counterterrorist, but international observers concluded that it was a preparation for a conventional war? ... that after criticizing the political patronage system, John Silva Meehan was hired as Librarian of Congress through "purely an act of political patronage"?   In the news Ebrahim Raisi In Iran, a helicopter crashes while carrying President Ebrahim Raisi (pictured) and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian. In boxing, Oleksandr Usyk defeats Tyson Fury to become the first undisputed heavyweight champion in 24 years. Protests over voting rights changes break out in New Caledonia, a territory of France in the Pacific. Lee Hsien Loong steps down after nearly 20 years as Prime Minister of Singapore, and is succeeded by Lawrence Wong. Prime Minister of Slovakia Robert Fico is hospitalised after an assassination attempt. Ongoing: Israel–Hamas war timeline Russian invasion of Ukraine timeline War in Sudan timeline Recent deaths: Shirley Conran Netiporn Sanesangkhom Eddie Gossage Gudrun Ure Arthur Irving Alice Munro   On this day... May 20: National Day of Remembrance in Cambodia (1975); National Awakening Day in Indonesia (1908); Victoria Day in Canada (2024) Schlosskirche Weimar 794 – According to the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, King Æthelberht II of East Anglia was beheaded on the orders of Offa of Mercia. 1714 – Johann Sebastian Bach directed the first performance of his Pentecost cantata Erschallet, ihr Lieder at the chapel of Schloss Weimar (pictured). 1927 – With the signing of the Treaty of Jeddah, the United Kingdom recognized the sovereignty of Ibn Saud over Hejaz and Nejd, which later merged to become Saudi Arabia. 1941 – World War II: German paratroopers began the Battle of Heraklion on the island of Crete, capturing the airfield and port in Heraklion ten days later. 1983 – uMkhonto we Sizwe, the paramilitary wing of the African National Congress, detonated a car bomb in Pretoria, resulting in 19 deaths and 217 injuries. William Fargo (b. 1818) Gertrude Guillaume-Schack (d. 1903) Nizamuddin Asir Adrawi (d. 2021) More anniversaries: May 19 May 20 May 21

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