The West Yorkshire city has a history steeped in coal mining, but today it’s forging a reputation as a cultural capital with ...

Aethelred failed to prepare for the Viking raids and invasions that would later bring Cnut to the throne of England, forging ...

The Nazis loved the Bayeux Tapestry. They loved it so much that they tried (and failed) to steal it away to Germany at the ...

Firmly established as a highlight of York’s cultural calendar, York Open Studios returns next month with artists and makers ...

Seafood is a serious business in Malta and the charming village of Marsaxlokk is a favourite amongst fish fans. Malta's largest and most beautiful harbour, it's worth a trip simply to see the brightly ...

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The Renaissance artist’s frescoes in Orvieto, Italy’s San Brizio Chapel comprise dynamic, monumental and fiercely realistic ...

He was a madman,” says oboist Caitlin Broms-Jacobs about 17th-century composer Jean-Baptiste Lully. “They used to conduct ...

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Founded in 1106 in the west of Georgia, the Monastery of Gelati is a masterpiece of the Golden Age of medieval Georgia, a period of political strength and economic growth between the 11th and 13th ...

and cathedrals and shrines can represent an axis mundi for this meaning-seeking". Projects are already underway, including Canterbury’s involvement in the city’s pilgrimage-themed Medieval Pageant ...