Gertrude Bell, the North East-born explorer described as the female Lawrence of Arabia, has been honoured with an English Heritage plaque – on a London building. Born in Washington in what was then ...

Though her adventures and achievements rank with those of famed fellow British explorer T.E. Lawrence, Gertrude Bell is a historical figure familiar to few. Recently profiled in a little-seen ...

Gertrude Bell (1868-1926) is an ambiguous historical figure along the lines of T.E. Lawrence "of Arabia" (1888-1935), a rather queer British person who used Empire as an excuse to have adventures, ...

Explorer and activist Bell is best remembered today for helping create the modern state of Iraq. A smartly edited new collection of her writings... "I cannot feel exiled here; it is a second native ...

Gertrude Bell was one of history's greatest explorers—equally as important as the lauded Lawrence of Arabia. But few know her incredible story. "Pandora's box": Russia issues new warning to Trump over ...

Among the hundreds rolling up to see the aptly-named Extraordinary Gertrude Bell exhibition, few will have the affinity felt by visitor Belinda Lewis for one of the most remarkable women to emerge ...

He'll star opposite Naomi Watts and Robert Pattinson in the biopic of Gertrude Bell, described as the female Lawrence of Arabia. By Pamela McClintock Senior Film Writer Bell — like Lawrence — was an ...

The subject of “Queen of the Desert,” writer-director Werner Herzog's first narrative feature since 2009, is Gertrude Bell, an Englishwoman who, in the years after World War I, used her expertise in ...

Angelina Jolie is attached to Ridley Scott's Gertrude Bell. The Tourist star is in line to appear as the titular character in the biopic, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Described as the female ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. James Franco and Nicole Kidman in "Queen of the Desert." IFC Films The subject of "Queen of the Desert," writer-director Werner ...