Renaissance thinkers saw their own era as a reenactment of the great dramas of Greek history. What drove this comparison?

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The role of the ultra-wealthy has morphed from one of shared social responsibility and patronage to the freewheeling ...

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For only the third time this century, a painting by renowned Renaissance great Raphael is coming to auction. It is of Mary ...

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The House of Medici was an Italian banking family that rose to become one of the most powerful political families … Continue ...

Everything here is pure opulence. Stained-glass ceilings, hand-carved woodwork and antique furniture, adorn the spacious guest rooms and suites, which are decorated in Renaissance Medici style.

Greg Jenner is joined in 16th-Century France by Dr Estelle Paranque and comedian Shaparak Khorsandi to learn all about controversial queen Catherine de’ Medici. Show more Greg Jenner is joined ...

Advocates hope it will mark the start of a nuclear renaissance, turbocharged by rapid advances in power-hungry artificial intelligence (AI) systems and the return of Donald Trump to the White House.