Empire and dharma

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

A new exhibition explores the imagery of ancient Indian religions and their role in today’s society

When Tipu Sultan resisted Britain’s colonial expansion, he was painted as a bogeyman and, after he fell, his kingdom was looted with shocking rapacity, but his legacy has long awed the British–not least William Blake and John Keats, as Lucien de Guise discovers

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

FOUNDATIONS ROME BEFORE ROME The legends that ...

For 5000 years a boulder stood unremarked in a Dorset valley, until one summer day an archaeologist noticed something curious about it...