Sparkling society

An ocean of prejudice met the American heiresses who came to Britain at the dawn of the 20th century, but there was more to them than their wealth. Some earned their own titles, one flew helicopters and another made history as Britain’s first female MP

A new exhibition at Buckingham Palace explores the Edwardians’ lavish sense of style

Exhibition of the week Heiress: Sargent’s American Portraits ...

Camels and souks , Jerusalem and Petra are once again capturing people’s imagination, as a crop of sales earlier in the spring demonstrates

Brilliantly British FULL of British charm, Burberry’s new ...

Take a good dollop of Victorian innovation, add a fistful of classics, season it liberally with creative genius and you’ll cook up the very British art of literary illustration. Carla Passino charts its history and discovers that it still thrives