Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari, Venice

Five centuries ago, a well-equipped Scots army faced the English. The result shaped our history

Palladio’s grand buildings are a feature of this northern Italian city

Watch the videos below to see Peter Sellars and Cameron Carpenter discuss ‘Michelangelo Sonnets’ and also view a preview of ‘Hippolyte et Aricie’

Miccoli, and Cassano have – at various stages, and in varying degrees – seemed to absorb obsolete bulk

Beyond the Fringe - omens are good for the ‘original’ festival

Country dwellers are less civil and more likely to be irritable, reveals study

The private equity tycoon must wait until 3 July to discover if he can take the drawing - which he bought in December - out of England

Those awaiting what has been dubbed the "American Downton" will have to be patient. The Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellowes has said he is prepared to postpone writing The Gilded Age until the much-loved British series concludes - but there is no end in sight for the Crawley family just yet.

Just the ticket for a London landmark

Hydroelectric project creating water anxiety in Egypt; reporter covering farm evictions arrested

Why would any self-respecting person want to go on a website and detail their sexual conquests? 

‘Random Access Memories’ ushers in a disco renaissance

V&A Museum, London