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To mark VJ Day 80, Fiona Bruce focuses on some touching family treasures

A cut-crystal bed, with associated mirrors and throne, sparkled at auction earlier this month, but no glamour could beat the prize that was the Union Flag flown by HMS Spartiate at the Battle of Trafalgar

I must extend my huge thanks to Jon Winder for his excellent article Swings and Roundabouts (July). I am currently scribbling notes which I hope to turn into a memoir of my childhood, and one chapter

One of our most treasured landmarks, the Tower of London, represents 1,000 years of history. Almost three million visitors last year testify to the fact this is a universally loved destination – in th

Nick enjoys a glorious tribute, but leaves a bit ...

This William IV silver timepiece and its owner survived the Charge of the Light Brigade at the Battle of Balaclava