Cultural

Re-opening of the National Museum.

Charles C. Noel illustrates how the remodelling of the Spanish capital reflected the new philosophical and cultural concerns of her rulers in the 'Age of Reason'. 

Study from the Iron Age to the Industrial era

Sue Harper reveals how a swashbuckling tale of gypsy romance opens an unexpected window on 1940s women in Britain.

Richard Cavendish explores the Bell Foundry Museum.

Penny Young on Turkey's equivalent to Hadrian's Wall

Richard Cavendish examines the history of the British Golf Museum.

How did Hollywood screenwriter Frank Capra get involved in the sort of film projects that in his and other hands filled a generation of American servicemen with a fundamentalist world view? James Gilbert offers an explanation.

Ian Fitzgerald on Wall Street's Native American history