Infant mortality among African and African-American enslaved people in the 18th century ranged from 28-50 percent, and mortality in children under ten was 40-50 percent, due to maternal ...

A London’s most upmarket area, Mayfair boasts an abundance of top class restaurants, with more Michelin stars than anywhere else in the city. And while it’s been criticised for stuffiness in the past, ...

The backsplash is a brushed stainless steel design, complementing the honed Paonazzo marble island. The faucet is a brushed ...

Now listed for $2.99 million with Heather McMaster of Corcoran, the cinematic stunner is hitting the market after a ...

I think that in the world of fabric, damask, and brocade are the answer to that yearning.” Throughout history, brocades and ...

Beyond posters and prints, you can also frame postcards and tea towels. Take the collaboration between National Portrait Gallery and Tracey Emin for example: these organic cotton tea towels by the ...

Charlotte Gaisford's decorating technique of starting with pattern and then finding paint colours to match has transformed a ...

The concept originated in the 18th century with punched cards used to control looms and mechanical instruments. Tape readers evolved from mechanical levers to photoelectric sensors using sprocket ...

We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. This is “In Our Carts,” a monthly series in which I’ll round up my and other editors’ favorite ...

Written and created by Debbie Horsfield, the hit British television series Poldark is a historical drama based on the eponymous novel series penned by Winston Graham. The show initially aired on ...

About 100 miles west of Lexington, Massachusetts, where one of the best known battles of the American Revolution played out, is a historic house in Hadley, Mass. It's among the many locations where ...

Describing the moment he found the 18th-century ring, Mr Weale said: "I knew this was something very special and I did a bit of a dance." open image in gallery Malcolm Weale, 53, found the ring in ...