ENGINEERING THE END OF MEDIEVAL WARFARE

Owain Glyndŵr attempted to free Wales from the tyrannical grasp of the English but vanished into obscurity

Samurai rose to be global emblems of honour and courage, but their story doesn’t always match the myths they told about themselves, as a British Museum exhibition shows

With 36 years in hunt service behind him, Robert McCarthy is one of the country’s most senior and most respected huntsmen. He talks to Tessa Waugh about Crufts, the current situation and life in Northumberland

OLD FUSS & FEATHERS

Although I realise that it is a favourite pastime among historians, particularly the British, to demonstrate that our idols have feet of clay, I must protest at the inclusion of Winston Churchill in t