The status of blacks in Virginia slowly changed over the last half of the 17th century. The black indentured servant, with his hope of freedom, was increasingly being replaced by the black slave.

The central hall of Raffaele Fabrizio’s 17th-century palazzo in Valmorea, Italy, a village near Lake Como, features trompe l’oeil windows and a vaulted ceiling with faux coffered panels.

On the eve of leaving the city for good, an English art dealer found himself captivated by a 17th-century apartment. By Nick Haramis A DECADE OR so ago, Nicholas Ward-Jackson woke up one morning ...

A 17th Century Edinburgh tavern is being revived - with a little help of its signature drink of old, the Cauld Cock and Feather. John’s Coffee Shop and Tavern, founded in Parliament Close in ...