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When the sun shines, there is nowhere better to be than one of Britain’s lush horticultural gems. Adele Cardani takes us on a tour of the loveliest green spaces for you to explore and be inspired by

A list compiled by spymaster Robert Cecil gives an insight into the beginnings of the secret service, says historian

This joyously bananas look at the nine-day queen features shapeshifting servants transforming into owls. It’s a wild, fun bit of escapism – perfect summer viewing

Meet the stars who make up the My Lady Jane cast

The reopened Folger Shakespeare Library aims to bring a wider audience to the world’s biggest collection of the Bard’s printed works

Jane Seymour used to own this house, where The Cure and Radiohead recorded albums

Catherine de Medici faces her biggest adversary yet in The Serpent Queen season 2. Here's everything we know about the new season.

Handwriting is dead. At least that’s what a New York Times article announced in 2023 in its postmortem investigation “What Killed Penmanship?” But there was no doubt about the culprit: technology.

The Doctor finds love in this lush tribute to Bridgerton, but there’s also murder on the dancefloor …

It’s been a strange year for representations of British royalty. In March, major photo agencies issued a rare “kill notice” on a photo of Catherine, Princess of Wales after evidence emerged that it had been tampered with. In May, Jonathan Yeo’s official portrait of King Charles sparked online discussion with…

A Flemish ‘paintrix’ at the court of Elizabeth I, a magnificent mouth artist and a glamorous suffragette are finally given their due in a show tracing female artists’ rocky road to recognition. But the story too often takes precedence over the art