Erasmus Darwin

Benjamin Franklin in London, with the bust of Isaac Newton on his desk

Benjamin Franklin: from man about town to man on the run

27 February 2016 9:00 am

Just who was Benjamin Franklin? Apart, that is, from journalist, statesman, diplomat, founding father of the United States, inventor of…

The Nightwatches of Bonaventura: a masterpiece of German Gothic

31 January 2015 9:00 am

In the early 19th century, the Romantic movement was in full swing across Europe. You could probably date its birth…