British history
No one is sending postcards any more—but English Heritage is fighting back
Free limited-edition postcards will be given out in the UK in an attempt to revive the custom, as research finds only 8% of adults now send a card once a year
Art historyfeature
Even at time of the American Revolution, art trade between Britain and US was thriving and complex
A look back at the economic and aesthetic cross-pollination between mother country and colony 250 years after the US declared independence
Coffin plate of ‘the injured Queen of England’ heads to Treasure House Fair
According to dealer Martyn Downer, the silver plate of the exiled monarch could be “the only coffin plate of a Queen of England that will ever be on the market”
Booksreview
Shades of meaning: a new publication looks at how Britain moved into the age of technicolour
A thoughtfully researched book ranges from chromatic imperialism to race and the BBC’s “colour problem”