Samurai rose to be global emblems of honour and courage, but their story doesn’t always match the myths they told about themselves, as a British Museum exhibition shows

From Tudor roses to thistles inspired by Mary, Queen of Scots, Duncan Tattersall’s hand-printed textiles draw on heritage and legend

The Scottish Highlands have captured travellers’ imaginations since Sir Walter Scott began setting his wildly evocative historical novels here. What those first Victorian tourists discovered was a vas

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ENGINEERING THE END OF MEDIEVAL WARFARE