At the west end of the nave of Westminster Abbey is a monument to Admiral Sir Thomas Hardy. The Admiral is shown in Roman armour reclining on a sarcophagus and at his feet are putto weeping beside an ...

On 16th January 1928 the ashes of the poet and writer Thomas Hardy were buried in Poets' Corner in Westminster Abbey, immediately to the north of the grave of Charles Dickens. But his heart is buried ...

Visit BBC Webwise for full instructions Gemma Arterton (James Bond: Quantum Of Solace, St Trinian's) stars as Tess in this lavish four-part adaptation of Thomas Hardy's complex, profound and ...