Goya's Wellington: The Duke Disappears

James Whitfield on why the theft of a Spanish master’s portrait of a British military hero led to a change in the law.


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1988: Piper Alpha oil rig ablazeA fire on a North Sea oil rig is feared to have claimed the lives of most of those on board ( Read more... )

Will the Real Henry VIII Please Stand Up?
Henry VIII may be our most famous monarch, a man who still bestrides English history as mightily as he dominated his kingdom nearly 500 years ago - but how well do we really understand him? Eric Ives looks for the man behind the bluster.


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West Africa's Eternal CityBy Karen E. Lange Photographs by Sarah Leen ( Read more... )