So Vincent van Gogh wrote to his brother Theo in October 1876, charting the latest instalment of the Holbein cult. He was renting a room in Isleworth, west London, still hoping for a religious career

When William Caxton opened Britain’s first printing press 550 years ago, he helped the country form a shared language and literary culture, as a new exhibition reveals

With emerald hills here and sinuous rivers there, a Yorkshire farmer’s years spent surveying the land on horseback resulted in a lavish and surprisingly accurate atlas of Elizabeth I’s Britain, says Ben Lerwill

The new Turner Prize (this time, for craftspeople) ...

Quiz of the week 1) Which Shakespeare play ...

In September 1401, the monks of the monastery of Bury St Edmunds awaited with trepidation the impending visit of their archbishop. Every effort was taken to please their esteemed visitor – including l