Capturing the immediacy of fighting and the writhing bodies of soldiers, as well as keeping narrative clarity, proved enormously difficult for painters depicting battles before the advent of photography. Michael Hall reveals how they rose to the challenge

Works by certain artists often become symbolic of a particular era. This is an angle which has proved very popular with visitors to London’s National Gallery in recent years and, this month, welcomes

A once-neglected patch of land in Duddingston, Edinburgh has been transformed into a welcoming green space by volunteers. Jock Tamson’s Gairden – named in honour of Duddingston’s Rev John Thomson, ins

The restoration of the world’s oldest King Tiger, Second World War maps in Edinburgh, and a family-run militaria collection

A new book combines poetry from WW1 with photography from the trenches and home front. Geoff Harris finds out more, including the photo-restoration process

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