A vanished Ottoman dagger, once believed to belong to Henry VIII, is the focus of a richly layered exhibition at Strawberry Hill House. Tracing its journey from Tudor court to Gothic collection and Vi

A Queer Inheritance: Alternative Histories in the National ...

As the London Museum prepares to unveil the Cheapside Hoard in new premises on Smithfield, Will Hosie speaks to historian Victoria Shepherd about the story behind these precious jewels

In my current project, I don’t quite know what I’m doing, though I’m hoping to strike lucky. As with metal detectorists and those who browse the shelves of charity shops for Ming vases, my hope is alw

JOHN DOWLAND IS MY NAME: musician, composer, greatest lute player of my age in Europe, some say, when in England Elizabeth and James were on the throne. I died in 1626 when I was 63 and was buried on

Ampthill Park House, Bedfordshire, part I The home of Sir Timothy and Lady Clifford