Painting, Patronage and Politics under the Tudors Tudor England was a dangerous place for the wealthy and powerful. Art and architecture was a sign of connoisseurship but also political ambition.
Elizabeth's Ghost: The Afterlife of the Queen in the Stuart Era During the reigns of the Stuart monarchs, the image of...
Why the Enlightenment still matters today “The Enlightenment” has been regarded as a turning point in...
The Fabrication of Medieval History: Archaeology and artifice at the Office of Works The Colin Matthew Memorial Lecture for the Public Understanding of...
Death Control: The Last Taboo? - 'Religious Perspectives on Euthanasia' and 'Can Philosophy Calm Anxieties?' Euthanasia, whilst becoming a more frequent topic for comment in...
Shattering Myths About Freemasonry Freemasonry is a relatively obscure subject with many myths surrounding...
Other Britains: One size doesn’t fit all Not all political thinking is about either individual liberty and...
The Spanish Culture of Charles I's Court Heir to the throne Charles I made a secret trip to win the hand of a princess. For eight months he was the guest of the Spanish king in Madrid.