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HIDDEN HISTORIES KAVITA PURI
When Tipu Sultan resisted Britain’s colonial expansion, he was painted as a bogeyman and, after he fell, his kingdom was looted with shocking rapacity, but his legacy has long awed the British–not least William Blake and John Keats, as Lucien de Guise discovers
“Hands of Saint Dominic” by Albrecht Dürer, 1506; ...
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
Matt Elton What do you see as the value of South Asian Heritage Month? And do you think this kind of specific history month is generally a good thing? Shalina Patel Black History Month was first marke
The forthcoming Treasure House Fair lives up to its name, with pieces on offer including a flag flown by HMS Royal Sovereign at Trafalgar, a games compendium box made for Edward VII and a fairground carousel pig
AS the official residence of King Charles and the headquarters of the British monarchy, Buckingham Palace has been populated by many famous names over the decades. Since 1993, those of us not destined