The secret meaning of Vermeer’s art

The history of the aristocracy is intertwined with the fascinating history of hunting, Eleanor Doughty discovered while researching her most recent book

Safely stored in a dark vault in London, the dried specimens of Carl Linnaeus’s 18th-century herbarium–the basis for the worldwide system of plant naming still in use today–have been revealed in their true colours. Christopher Stocks reports

The Royal Institute of Philosophy at 100

Founded 1836 The Reform Club (1838–41) is the final word in the extraordinary triptych of clubs on this stretch of Pall Mall begun with The Athenæum (1827–30) and continued with The Travellers (1829–3

This is one in a series of articles; the intention of which is to provide an overview of useful family and local history records in existence, covering the period 1066-1485. Each article can be enjoye