Cultural

Philip Mansel pays tribute to the Musée Napoleon Premier.

Ian R. Mitchell examines the museums of East and West Germany which provide contrasting views to German history.

A look at the Georgian Group, who campaign for the protection of ancient buildings.

Paul Rich describes how the aggressive imperialism of the late Victorian age co-existed uneasily with the intellectual search for English 'roots' in a pre-industrial and mythical past.

Ann Hills on how Korea’s rich history is displayed.

Clare Foster examines the history of revolutionary Nicaragua

The recent recovery of large quantities of porcelain from the South China seas highlights eighteenth-century Europe's insatiable desire for tableware from the Orient.

'Where's there's muck, there's money'...but there was also culture and patronage of the arts in nineteenth-century Manchester and Leeds. By Janet Wolff And Caroline Arscott.

Ann Hills examines the reconstruction of Singapore's 19th-century buildings to accommodate tourism.