Today (6th March) marks the centenary of the fire that destroyed the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre. Before the age of digital ...

Corpus Christi College recently unveiled the first portrait of a woman to hang in its hall since the College’s foundation in 1517. The portrait, which depicts the College’s President, Professor Helen ...

The late Colombian artist was known as a political firebrand but was never didactic as this London retrospective of her ...

This year marks Queen Kaʻahumanu’s 258th birthday anniversary, a very special occasion as the ʻAhahui Society will be sharing ...

The Princess of Wales made her return to the awards ceremony on February 22 for the first time in three years.

Historians have amassed the largest group of portraits of Henry VIII’s second wife, whom he began courting 500 years ago (and beheaded 10 years later). But do we really need a public vote on the best ...

The semiotics of clothes, especially royal ones, can be fascinating, sending out powerful messages. Think of the jewel-studded, pearl-strewn ...

He was particularly known for sculptures, paintings, and mixed-media work depicting tires. He represented Switzerland in the ...

The Colombian artist, who died this year aged 93, lived through years of conflict and corruption, making biting, macabre and endlessly forceful work from postcards, cheap furniture and press cuttings ...

England held its breath as the mighty Spanish Armada sailed up the English Channel. Invasion appeared imminent. Then Queen Elizabeth I is reputed to have made a rousing speech to her troops as they ...

Raped at 13, written off by critics, in remission from cancer – Tracey Emin is art’s great survivor, and her new major Tate ...

The Princess of Wales accessorized her reworn Gucci gown with a sentimental bracelet on the BAFTAs red carpet.