Latest "J.M.W. Turner" stories

UK artist, warship, replace economist on bank note

The painting depicts the Royal Navy second-rate ship of the line Temeraire, which helped win the 1805 Battle of Trafalgar, being hauled away by a tug at the end of its life.

3 years ago

Hell on the water

Just one slaving expedition to Africa could make a fortune for investors, captain and crew. And the U.S. Navy rarely stopped the illicit traffic.

By Ron Soodalter, Civil War Times Magazine

4 years ago