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An illustration of a monk writing on a large piece of parchment, with colourful and dramatic scenes spilling out of the pen

The Book of Kells: "a masterpiece of medieval calligraphy and painting".

A poster showing a black and white photo of Hitler with a young blond boy in the foreground

Hitler's war on words: how the Nazis used art to bolster their murderous regime.

A painting of two men, dressed in colourful robes, hug each other. One man is standing on top of a lamb, the other on a lion

Michael Wood on the rise and fall of Asian empires.

An illustration showing a large white building with a triangular roof and columns. In front of it, there is an open gate with chains and several padlocks hanging from the left hand side

Who should decide the stories museums tell?.

A tapestry scene showing a small figure dressed in a gold robe holding a large needle and thread. Below him, another man rides on the back of a black horse

Just how many Bayeux Tapestries were there?.

An illustration shows five women in colourful headscarves sewing a large piece of cloth with soldiers and horses on it

Michael Wood on women's contributions to the Bayeux Tapestry.

A painting showing a black beast biting the leg of an orange man dressed in a loincloth

What have the Etruscans ever done for us?.

A black and white photograph shows two men standing with their faces very close together. They both have serious expressions on their faces and are staring down the lens of the camera. Across the bottom are the words KING & CONQUEROR

The wrong moustache in the Battle of Hastings.

An illustration of a woman in a gold and red dress walking on a tightrope while balancing a pair of scales on her head. The scales hold an angel on one side and a devil on the other. Behind her on the tightrope, there is a cat. Below her, there is a town and a factory, with some houses submerged in water

Michael Wood on lessons on good government from medieval Siena.

Many brightly coloured teacups with triangular handles sit on top of a white table. To the left, one of them is being picked up. The person is wearing a green bracelet on the arm they are using to hold the cup

Designs for life: the lasting impact of Art Deco.

Paint your own pot, like an ancient Etruscan.

John Singer Sargent and his scandalous portrait of 'Madame X'.

John Singer Sargent and the scandalous Madame X portrait that set the Gilded Age alight

Michael Wood on the New Angel | "Few works of 20th-century art have such a distinguished list of past owners".

Flower power: how plants transformed the lives of 17th-century women.

Two men dressed in Tudor clothes stand next to one another against a green curtain backdrop. Between them are several items, including a globe, a hymnbook and a lute

Tudors in turmoil: deciphering Hans Holbein’s masterwork The Ambassadors.

Michelangelo Buonarroti

Michelangelo: the Renaissance polymath who transformed Western art

Sarah Biffin: the brilliant artist who found fame and royal favour – despite having no arms or legs.

Video podcastMichelangelo: life of the week.

The Great Exhibition: everything you wanted to know.

Cat crazy: the Victorian mania for moggies.

A diorama of London houses, churches and shops carved into the walls of Wellclose Gaol

Georgian art attack: graffiti in 18th-century Britain.

American Gothic by Grant Wood

QuizArt decades.

Arts & Crafts movement: everything you wanted to know.

Drag: a British history.

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The Renaissance: an explosion of creativity.

The Bloomsbury Group: everything you wanted to know.

A portrait and a cartoon of George III

The two sides of George IV: is his wretched reputation deserved?.

Cities that turbocharged art history.

Video podcastThe Pre-Raphaelites: everything you wanted to know.

How art brought down the East India Company.