North Seymour is a scrubby patch of land in the Pacific Ocean inhabited solely by the sea lions and iguanas that are endemic ...

He reigned for nine years with his Danish-born consort Queen Alexandra – an elegant woman whose taste in dresses and ...

THE traditional conception of England among average Frenchmen is expressed in the words "perfidious Albion." Some years ago I made an effort to run down the source of the term. I failed. One meets it ...

Dorchester Avenue runs through Chicago’s South Side for more than 50 blocks, but it’s the corner of South Dorchester Avenue and East 71st Street that serves as a case study in Chicago ...

From the unmissable Palace of Versailles to the architectural pearls of the Loire, here is a selection of the most magnificent French châteaux. These ten royal and ducal residences have become jewels ...

The cutlery set sold on Thursday by fine art auctioneers Lyon & Turnbull consisted ... a year after returning from France. He and his wife moved to south-west France in 1923 for a cheaper ...

The V&A’s new exhibition reveals how royal patronage turned a Parisian jeweller into a symbol of British luxury ...

Ravenna (Italy) (AFP) – King Charles III and Queen Camilla capped ... and 6th centuries and meet artisans who keep the ancient art form alive, while Camilla will tour the Byron Museum.

She had "clearly found great solace in coming to Florence and painting watercolours of the Italian countryside," Charles said. Both Victoria's son, King Edward VII and his son, George V ...

Christie’s announces Classic Week in New York, which brings together five auctions: Old Masters, Sculpture, Antiquities, The Exceptional Sale of decorative arts and Classical Japanese and Korean Art.

Zhanna Kadyrova has been crowned the inaugural Her Art Prize winner for her work exploring cultural identity. The new award champions groundbreaking female artists and was created by Marie Claire ...

This solo exhibition marks the 120th anniversary of Charles Lapicque’s birth. It brings together all aspects of his oeuvre for the first time in over 60 years to the United States. It is being ...