The late Queen of England and Ireland was so legendary that her reign was officially crowned the Elizabethan era. But one ...

From muscle-bound castles to lavish manor houses, the world is filled with fine stately homes – and many of them happen to be ...

A historic hotel along the famed Newport Cliff Walk just made Conde Nast's list of 'Most Romantic Places To Stay in the World ...

I remember, once, a cousin of my husband’s spent a semester studying in Europe. “That’s great!” her dad said when she told ...

Prince Harry was filmed showing off some dance moves in front of competitors ahead of the Invictus Games opening ...

Just in case any readers might be dropping by the Midlands later in March, I'm giving a lecture for the Warwickshire County Council on Ralph Sheldon's recently rediscovered portrait of Henry VIII. It ...

Depictions of Sir Thomas More in these works (pictured, Martin Shaw as More in Robert Bolt's play) are very different, taking ...

Scheme to protect mile-long shingle beach from effects of climate change may see Hurst Castle isolated by the sea A castle built by Henry VIII could be cut off from the mainland under rewilding ...

The 18th-century painting by Charles Willson Peale had previously been the subject of mismanaged restoration attempts. Now, experts in Versailles are bringing it back in line with the artist's origina ...

Peale's majestic portrait of founding father George Washington has headed to Versailles for a state-of-the-art restoration.

22.23 x 16.83 cm. (8.8 x 6.6 in.) ...

Art historians studying a painting by Pablo Picasso have uncovered the mysterious portrait of a woman, hidden beneath its surface. The portrait of the woman was lost when Picasso painted over it ...