Milton would have been a magnificent film director ... He was lucky to live until 1674: as Latin secretary to the Lord Protector during Cromwell’s rule, he was felt by many to be complicit ...

The 17th-century epic gave the modern age its most famous vision of Eden but, argues the author of a new book, the poem’s influence on landscape and garden design can still be seen today ...

a son of composer John Milton (d.1647) and his wife Sara (Jeffrey). He was educated at St Paul's School and Christ's College, Cambridge. The earlier part of his life was spent in study. His strong ...

Oliver Cromwell rises from obscurity ... and the great writers Shakespeare and Milton square up for a word battle.