A watershed moment for the November auctions arrived tonight at Sotheby's, where Gustav Klimt's Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer ...

A stylish celebration of some of the greatest buildings in Britain, from the 20th century and beyond, by the country’s leading organisation for the protection of 20th century architecture. This ...

On April 6, 1917, the United States formally entered the conflict in Europe, declaring war against Germany to join on the side of Allied nations. When the war first began in 1914, President Woodrow ...

The Hungarian-born playwright George Tabori (born György Tábori) has died in Berlin, at the age of 93. He continued to work actively in theatre until the end and the head of the Berliner Ensemble ...

Pomfret, an Australian economist, uses the rallying cry of the French Revolution -- “Liberty, equality, fraternity” -- as an organizing principle for this brief but engaging history of the twentieth ...

The author who has dominated epic storytelling for three decades is back with another ambitious saga. Ken Follett's new novel is called Fall of Giants, and as the 985-page first installment of a ...

A showcase of Britain's most architecturally significant shops throughout the twentieth century and beyond. 100 20th-Century Shops is a fascinating insight into the heritage of Britain's changing high ...