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King Charles II may be remembered for his hedonism, but he supported a wide range of scientific and artistic endeavours that would help shape the modern world. Elinor Evans explores the strides made in the Restoration, from safer navigation at sea to putting women on the stage
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Slow Art Day (April 15) encourages art lovers to engage with art more intentionally.
Securing the services of Willem Van de Velde and his son was a coup for Charles II – and it put wind in the sails of England’s own maritime art tradition
Nigel Pickford gives readers a real sense of immediacy as he describes the contentious political climate, and the hazards of sea life.
A portrait of the 17th-century polymath and intellectual superstar Paolo Sarpi hangs in a house that once belonged to a wealthy tyrant