Part of human nature, it seems, is a Narcissus-like desire to gaze at shimmering surfaces that return our reflection and ...

Versailles is not just the Hall of Mirrors, it is a high place of power and French history. It was only in the Versailles hemicycle that the French President could convene Parliament. It is here ...

The Château de Versailles is honouring an overlooked heritage — and the highly symbolic role played by the former royal ...

Donald Trump has given the Oval Office a golden makeover and is set to pave over the Rose Garden as he looks to Mar-a-Lago for inspiration while redecorating the White House. The president has ...

On the South Lawn, Trump hopes to construct a new ballroom for state dinners, modelled after the one at Mar-a-Lago, which itself was inspired by the Hall of Mirrors at Versailles. He has examined ...

After nearly a century of inattention, the Fountain of Apollo at Versailles was completely restored using 17th-century ...

With the long-awaited sequel airing on MASTERPIECE on PBS, we offer a Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light guide to the characters, where we left off with them, and how they fit into the intrigue ...

(It’s his head.) By Mike Hale “Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light” picks up where “Wolf Hall” left off, amid the gruesome beheading of Anne Boleyn in 1536, which we get to see this time ...

“Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light” (which aired at the end of 2024 in the U.K.) begins in the aftermath of Anne Boleyn’s brief reign. As the emboldened queen is beheaded, King Henry is ...

The first installment was based on Mantel's "Wolf Hall" (2009) and "Bring up the Bodies" (2012), but this second had to wait on the publication of "The Mirror & The Light" in 2020. "Wolf Hall" was ...