Britain at its best: With its half-timbered buildings, medieval walls and Grade II-listed bridge, Charles Darwin’s home town of Shrewsbury has undergone a glorious evolution The Daily Mail’s David Atkinson went on a guided walking tour of Charles Darwin’s early life in Shrewsbury He visited St Chad’s Church, where Darwin was baptised, and the Darwin’s … Read more
This is the librarian in charge of Cambridge University Library when two priceless notebooks belonging to scientist Charles Darwin went missing 20 years ago. Peter Fox was head of the library when the books, worth ‘many millions’, went missing on his watch in November 2000. When their absence was discovered in January 2001, it was … Read more
Two notebooks filled with Charles Darwin’s writings and drawings were stolen from Cambridge University Library 20 years ago, curators believe. One of them contains the 19th Century scientist’s Tree of Life sketch, which famously explores the evolutionary relationship between species. The notebooks have not been found following ‘extensive searches’ over the two decades they have … Read more