An engaging account by Roger Crowley of the early trade wars between Spain and Portugal serves as a reminder of how money, greed and exploitation continues to shape the world ...
The artist’s quiet, bittersweet reflections suggest the possibility of redemption through the the kinds of artistic labor that allow humans to shape a sense of reality.
Built in the 16th ... century. And just like staying at a friend’s house, guests are encouraged to explore the castle and relax in its communal spaces like the grand hall, which is perfect to sit ...
In The Memory Keepers and Future Seekers, Ulka Chauhan and Samira Sheth put a human face to centuries-old legacies of Goan ...
White Porcelain Jar with Plum, Bamboo, Bird Design (Joseon, 15th Century) This vase made in the early Joseon period displays ...
In Disney’s adaptation of Jilly Cooper ’s Rivals, the romance novelist Lizzie Vereker sits at her typewriter, and imagines a ...
"Treasured" historic items have been stolen from a 16th Century National Trust property. Objects including a silver dining ...
"Little Beasts" traces the role art played in the development of European natural history in the 16th and 17th centuries.