Nigel Jones warns that cinematic portrayals of historical events and figures could alter how we understand the past

Jeremy Black talks to Graham Stewart about the French experience from the liberation of 1944 through to the student unrest of 1968

As couples move away from the traditional binds of marriage, Julie Bindel wonders whether heterosexuals are soon to become the new sexual outlaws

Limited to only 206 copies, ‘Francis Bacon: Francophile’ is an attractive book sure to be snapped up by Baconophiles

Daniel Pipes’s quest to understand the English national character leaves him none the wiser

The polar cities of Arkhangelsk and Murmansk somehow attract a hardcore of visitors for whom winter isn’t a dirty word

While the authors of Francis Bacon’s latest biography deliver nothing new on the art, they do show how Bacon lived his life with a unique intensity

The rural pub is becoming increasingly under threat, and with it, a key part of our national identity

For all his success, Heaton remains surprisingly niche – which is probably just how he likes it

Dinah Casson’s book will inspire and galvanise anyone involved in British provincial museums