Stephen Jones

Attic Attitudes: Leighton and Aesthetic Philosophy

‘The high priest of eclectic beauty' - the output and interests of Frederic, Lord Leighton, make him a splendid representative of the cosmopolitan values and vitality in late-Victorian art.

Published April 18 2008

Post-Victorian?

Stephen Jones on Victorian things, trends and fashions.

Published March 31 1990

Follies

Stephen Jones looks at a National Trust guide for the architectural explorer.

Published March 31 1987

Treasure Houses of Great Britain

Published January 1 1986

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Lords of the Northern Forest

The Hudson's Bay Company was one of the central forces moulding the development of the vast tracts of land that today are Canada - but as Barry Gough explains here, the circumstances of its launch in 1670 also reveal much about the commercial forces, personalities and rivalries of Restoration England.