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The ladies-in-waiting to Henry VIII’s
In July 1575, Robert Dudley enlisted mythological figures to convince Elizabeth I to wed him. Exactly 450 years later, artist Lindsey Mendick reveals how and why she reinterpreted their encounter in her installation for Kenilworth Castle
Shortly after the queen rose on 10 June 1688, she felt a familiar swell of pain. “Send for the king!” she called, while her ladies helped her back into bed. Maria (Mary) of Modena was in labour. Soon
“Hands of Saint Dominic” by Albrecht Dürer, 1506; ...
In her latest novel, Sarah Dunant explores the life of Italian aristocrat Isabella d’Este, the archetypal Renaissance woman
The appointment of lord-lieutenants is a very discreet — and very English — affair
IT IS A TRUTH UNIVERSALLY ACKNOWLEDGED, THAT EVERY HOME MUST BE IN WANT OF CHARACTER, WRITES TALLULAH RUSHAYA
