The face of the scandal-ridden, best-selling celebrity poet—who died 200 years ago, and had a great influence on 19th-century artists and composers...
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Given current events this week in the US, I thought it was a good time as any to make this week's virtual gallery tour tyrant-themed.
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JMW Turner, Eugène Delacroix and Théodore Géricault were among the artists inspired by the much-portrayed poet whose concern for Venice and the Parthenon...
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George Gordon, Lord Byron, born in 1788, died in Greece on April 19, 1824 — ill from the systematic abuse of his health in his frantic-paced life,...
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Upon the mysterious death of America's master of mystery and the macabre, Rufus Griswold, the literary rival of Edgar Allan Poe, wrote a scathing obituary...
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There are significant political issues influencing the wine business. In some countries there are strict controls about where and how wine can be sold.
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The monarch had memories of growing up lonely in Kensington Palace, but a new exhibition there shows how she was already busy creating her image.
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Let's look at some of these not-so-accurate films/TV series and compare the hair to what's going on at the time of filming, and see if I'm right!
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At the National Maritime Museum's Nelson Gallery, visitors catch a glimpse of the personality of England's greatest naval warrior Admiral Horatio Nelson and...
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A trio of new art exhibitions, including an unprecedented collaboration with the world-famous Royal Academy, are set to open at a Suffolk gallery this week.
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