From Henry VII onwards, the Tudor dynasty made unprecedented use of images and objects to promote their rule. We’ll uncover the rich variety of painting, architecture, tapestry and other decorative objects that surrounded English viewers in the 16th century, putting these artworks into their religious, political, social and artistic contexts.

A tour of the Mediterranean is a visit into the past; this virtual tour of the Ancient Mediterranean will share who the various ancient civilisations were and how they fit together into a ‘big
picture’. Discover how you can you identify whose art or architecture are whose and why their lives and cultures prompted them to create such features. Find out what to expect from sites and how to find the special details that thrill archaeologists.

An account of the search for, and discovery of, Britain’s first Ice Age cave art at Creswell Crags (Nottinghamshire/ Derbyshire) in 2003 - “how my 30-year dream was fulfilled in a single morning!" The engravings and bas-reliefs discovered have been dated to around 13,000 years ago, and are thus by far the oldest known artistic depictions in the country.