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Christmas sees a host of century-old traditions take shape in contemporary homes, but none is quite so lighthearted (and fun) as mistletoe. The plant, famously responsible for many kisses over the ...
A sunken 18th-century British warship involved in a "historic shipwreck" has been identified, National Park Service archeologists in Florida said. The "HMS Tyger" is the name of the warship ...
David Grann's book, The Wager, is about an 18th century British warship that wrecked on an island after passing through the treacherous waters of Cape Horn. The castaways faced terrible conditions ...
An 18th-century theater token offering free shows for life to a Bristol, United Kingdom, theater was auctioned off Saturday.
Timely Lessons From 18th-Century British Printmaking The Radical Print reframes the work of five artists who used the form to satirize and lampoon, actively dismantling power systems in the process.
While excavating an 18th Century British fort recently discovered in St. Augustine's Lincolnville, archaeologists say they unearthed a moat.
Archeologists in St. Augustine, Florida have discovered evidence of an 18th-century British fort, known as a redoubt. The discovery was made during a routine archeological review, which is ...
18th-century English gambling dens employed people to swallow dice in case of police raids? One newspaper reported that people who were given the responsibility "must have had a good digestion." ...
The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston presents "Picturing Nature," featuring 70 British landscape watercolors and drawings from the 18th and 19th centuries.
Britain’s George III has gotten a bad rap. He was not the all-powerful monarch that President Trump allegedly aspires to be.
Sarah Storey extended her record as the most successful British Paralympian on Wednesday, winning the women's C5 time trial at the Paris Games to claim her 18th gold medal.