On the ritual trail

With their potent blend of wild looks and mystery, Britain’s ancient sites have an enduring magnetism–and there are far more of them than you might imagine, says Tom Howells

Folk culture is all around us. It is hiding in nooks and crannies across Britain waiting to be discovered. We just have to learn where and what to look for. It can be hard to define what folk is, it i

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PAINTING NOSTALGIA Artist Polly Mabel Nicolaou creates ...

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

“Hands of Saint Dominic” by Albrecht Dürer, 1506; ...