As museums around the world celebrate the 250th birthday of JMW Turner, it's time to reappraise his beloved and celebrated ...

He was known as the “painter of light” thanks to his atmospheric all-weather landscapes illuminating scenes from natural life ...

David Burnett By contrast, the British historiography of the War of 1812 has generally consisted of short chapters squeezed between the grand sweeping narratives of the Napoleonic Wars.

Thomas Lawrence was an esteemed English portraitist. Known for his deft paintings of British royalty, his works provide tremendous insight into European aristocracy during the Napoleonic Wars. Born on ...

The destruction brought by the Napoleonic wars of the ... memorial to those who died in World War One and later conflicts. It was adopted by The Royal British Legion as the symbol for their ...