Art and architecture
The
Anatomists
Fascinating website that traces the history of anatomy, its use in medicine and
art, and the ethics and laws that surround it.
Cities
and disaster
An examination of the calamities that befell seven cities: London (1666),
Lisbon (1755), Chicago (1871), San Francisco (1906), Tokyo/Yokohama
(1923), Florence (1966), New Orleans (2005).
- Building
the Best
The culture, styles, techniques and main materials used for structures throughout history and around the globe – on land, on water and in the air. - Castle
Take a virtual tour of medieval Britain's top 10 castles, watch video clips, study timelines and learn more about the period. - The Castle Lover's Guide
How to visit, stay, work and get married in a castle. - The Celts
Who were the Celts – a people with a distinctive language and culture whom the Romans gradually pushed to the western fringe of Europe, or something more complicated and mysterious? - Cities and disaster
An examination of the calamities that befell seven cities: London (1666), Lisbon (1755), Chicago (1871), San Francisco (1906), Tokyo/Yokohama (1923), Florence (1966), New Orleans (2005). - Da Vinci Detective
An investigation of the unsolved mysteries surrounding some of the works of genius produced by Leonardo da Vinci. - Decoding Da Vinci
Using The Da Vinci Code as a starting point, this website investigates three controversial mysteries: secret societies, codes and symbols, and the sacred feminine. - England's Thousand Best Churches
An extract from Simon Jenkins's book, in which he ponders the problem of preserving these wonderful structures and their precious contents. - The First Emperor
The story of the ruler who unified China in the 3rd century BC, built the Great Wall and left us the Terracotta Army in his necropolis. - Hello Culture
What is culture and how does the past impact the present? Here is a ‘grid’ of 160 entries that allows users to experience the heyday and remnants of Romanticism. - Leonardo
da Vinci
Brief biography of the Italian genius, concentrating on his skills as architect and engineer. - London: The greatest city
Edited transcript of the Channel 4 documentary, together with many of the computer reconstructions that appeared in it. - Matt's
Old Masters
Based on the Matt Collings series, four Old Masters – Titian, Rubens, Velázquez, Hogarth – are investigated to see what they now have to offer in terms of meaning and pleasure. - The Medici: A chronology
These Florentine bankers led a city-state, occupied the Vatican and married into many powerful European families. They also inspired and supported some of the greatest artists, thinkers and pioneers of the Renaissance. - Medieval
Realms: The Luttrell Psalter
A close look at a magnificent illuminated manuscript dating from 1325. - Medieval Realms: Stories in Stone
The roof carvings of Norwich Cathedral, a high point of medieval art, portray stories from the Old and New Testaments and the beliefs and narratives of the Middle Ages (Channel 4 Learning). - Number 57: The history of a house
How No. 57 Kingsdown Parade in Bristol was chosen to be the 'star' of the TV series and book. - Modernism and Pop
Part of A Guide to the 20th Century, this covers art, architecture, music, literature, film and more. - The Real Da Vinci Code
Millions of readers have been hooked by Dan Brown's novel The Da Vinci Code, but what do historians think of the book and do its major claims stand up to scrutiny? - This is Civilisation
Artist/critic Matthew Collings makes a personal selection of the greatest artistic moments and monuments of history. - Toulouse Lautrec: The full story
A quasi-biography of the artist, given as a series of interesting facts. - Vincent: The full story
The turbulent life of Vincent van Gogh, including the truth behind iconic works such as Sunflowers, his enduring relationship with his brother Theo, and his suicide. - What the Papers Said
Newspapers give a contemporary slant to historical events: Chartists, Great Exhibition, Suffragette movement, World War I, Russian Revolution, Treaty of Versailles, General Strike, Cold War, Vietnam War (Channel 4 Learning).
