Statistics is just one way to tell the tale of the infamous Salem witch trials. In just 16 months between February 1692 and May 1693, up to 200 people—mostly women—were accused of practicing ...

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A Scottish family-owned hotel company has purchased a country house dating from the seventeenth century. It follows a previous acquisition in the region by the Edinburgh -based company.

There were hunting werewolves. In many ways, the people of 16th and 17th-century Europe imagined the werewolf as the ultimate violator of cultural, moral, and religious norms. But unlike their ...

Anthony Martin, 25, was staying in a hostel before he scooped the keys to a 17th century, five-bedroom property - complete with period features, a heated outdoor pool and sweeping countryside views ...

This 17th-Century Dutch Painting Was Rescued From a Dusty Barn Attic in Connecticut. It Just Sold for More Than $7 Million Painted in 1666, “View of Olinda, Brazil, With Ruins of the Jesuit ...

For most of the 19th century, the contact sports of boxing and wrestling were frowned on by the educated public and were seldom written about by Cleveland newspapers. As Cleveland grew in population, ...

A painting in the National Portrait Gallery has gained attention after a mother and daughter couldn't help but notice what appears to be modern-day footwear in the image - Nike trainers, to be exact.

A 17th-century viola with links to the English Civil War has been loaned to students as they continue a campaign to prevent the closure of courses. At the beginning of May, Newark’s School of Musical ...

A 17th century Peak District pub with overnight accommodation in one of Derbyshire’s most picturesque villages has just gone on the market with an asking price of £1million.

There are no plans to reintroduce a window tax in Britain, the government says, nearly 175 years after the levy was abolished.