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Richard III, last of the Plantagenets, was reburied in
Geraint Richards , head forester to the Duchy of Cornwall and to His Majesty the King, discusses with Charlotte Reather his work on the estate, seeing woodlands as orchestras and the need for a culture of biosecurity in the UK
“I hope you don’t f***ing drop me. The way they’re carrying me, you’d think I’d died of f***ing lead poisoning.” Funerals are never an easy experience, and can be made considerably harder when the dec
On a cold morning in North Carolina’s Ocracoke Inlet, an infamous career was ending in smoke, blood and fury. Edward Teach, better known as ‘Blackbeard’, the most notorious pirate of his age, was abou
Wharram Percy is one of the best-preserved of Britain’s deserted settlements – yet, even after decades of academic study, it still feels like a hidden secret. First you must descend an ancient track d
Boris Becker on life in jail When Boris ...
Edward VII swept away the cobwebs of mid-Victorian style, Queen Mary had passion for all things small and the Queen Mother bought rather avant-garde art. In a forthcoming talk, Tim Knox, director of the Royal Collection, charts a century of regal taste
