White slavery and under-age prostitution - two of the crusades associated with the social reformer Josephine Butler. Her contribution to the self-image of 19th-century women was, however, more complex than the lurid headlines might suggest, argues Trevor Fisher.
A look into the Henry Ford’s European Conservation Awards, which pays tribute to the history of ordinary life.
A look at a new exhibition in Venice, which shows the flow of culture between East and West in early Greece.
Richard Cavendish sniffs hallowed turf and delves into real tennis history at Wimbledon's Museum.
A reflection on the work of Charles Rennie Mackintosh, a one of Scotland’s most innovative architects.
Diarmaid MacCulloch reflects on the 'after-life' of Henry VIII's archbishop, burnt at the stake as a Protestant martyr under Mary.
Maxim Gorky was revered over the lifetime of the Soviet Union as the leading artist and intellectual associated with the 1917 Revolution. But did he really approve of Lenin and the Bolshevik experiment?
Edmond Halley was far more than a man who watched comets. His adventures aboard HMS Paramour represent one of the earliest voyages of purely scientific discovery.
Bill Murray investigates the politics of social housing in the Austrian capital.
Ann Hills introduces a British Council exhibition on Polish-British relations.
