"The prints found underneath the Sutton House floorboards are hugely exciting, as they give us glimpses into the rich ...

The book, celebrated at a recent launch at the Arts & Letters Club of Toronto, is a collection of sonnets – traditionally a ...

This rate was to increase during the next century thanks particularly to the birth of various nonconformist sects. Between 1660 and 1730 around 545 books were published, the majority of which were ...

A 17th Century Edinburgh tavern is being revived ... with Sir Walter Scott later writing of the the tavern’s dedication to the meridian - or stiff noontide drink - which was a favourite ...

France in Focus gets a rare glimpse behind the scenes of the Académie française, the temple of the French language. Our reporters delve into the history of this 17th-century institution ...