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This autumn, the V&A unveils a captivating exhibition dedicated to Marie Antoinette, the ill-fated French queen whose brief yet eventful life continues to bewitch audiences and fuel the creative imagination. Marie-Claire Chappet traces her enduring influence on culture and fashion

When gossip and rumour led to the trial of two Prussian pastors

With a strength of character that belied her fragile looks, Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun pushed the boundaries of royal portraiture and, after the French Revolution, challenged the loss of female influence via every frill and fold in her work

BOHEMIANS A BLOOMSBURY INGÉNUE The lives ...

Ballet: Mary, Queen of Scots Scottish Ballet ...

A luxury spa hotel in the Bavarian Alps, where a day of mountain views and gourmet food is topped by a world-class concert? Schloss Elmau, south of Munich near Garmisch-Partenkirchen, seems a positive