Versailles’ splendour unbounded
The institutions of old Europe were at the forefront of intellectual and technological innovations that still shape our lives today...
The institutions of old Europe were at the forefront of intellectual and technological innovations that still shape our lives today...
Tirzah Garwood's work is characterised by strangeness, meditative intensity and precision, and a deep sense of play...
Created to exalt imperial power, Mughal art continues to inspire awe...
The great unruly chorus of medieval women’s voices finds a precious, vital stage...
The anchovy’s ancient and varied story is ultimately about how food powerfully underpins our sense of identity, security and comfort...
Beowulf is a mysterious and misunderstood work of Anglo-Saxon literature, but, once delved into, it offers a rich glimpse into the worlds of early medieval Scandinavia...
The transformative impact of suburbia on the British landscape between the wars is often viewed in negative terms. But the development of the suburban garden is indivisible from th..
Katherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Anne of Cleves, Katherine Howard and Katherine Parr were distinct and individual women, each compelling in their own right, and not ..
Following a miraculous recovery in health, the ageing French painter Henri Matisse spent his last few months reflecting on sacred themes, and produced some of his most original wor..
The postwar revival of Edwardian fashion among the British youth was a rebellion against a world of rationing and restriction. ..
Anthony Grafton's study of the occult and Renaissance thought offers powerful lessons in our age of disenchantment and technological progress...
A new exploration of the extraordinary life and a remarkable mind of Margaret Cavendish, written with lucidity and verve...
Few people have been subject to so much mythologising as the Roma, though 600 years since their arrival in Europe, they remain little understood...