Imagine that you are a merchant in 17th-century Mexico. With bated breath, you stand at the harbor of Acapulco, eagerly ...

For instance, at the end of the 17th century, monarchy in France was seen as a stabilizing form of government and thus “necessarily good.” At the end of the 18th century, it was definitely ...

Others, the originals now lost, were partially transcribed by the 18th-century English antiquarian ... “in little” of Lely’s portrait of the monarch—exhibited and illustrated in Fruit ...

the 18th century painter who pioneered the three-colour printing process. National Trust curator Jane Eade said van Dyck's portrait was 'much copied' but 'only three Le Blon prints of it were ...

Old High Church's curfew bell dates back to 1703 when Queen Anne - the last Stuart monarch - was on the British ... and Sam Heughan's 18th Century Jacobite Highlander Jamie Fraser.

Since humans discovered the power and capability that comes with numbers, we have lived in societies that enable us to … ...

such as a toast to a monarch, or a reference to a secret society such as the Jacobites. Other popular subjects include political events, trade or shipping. Drinking glasses from the 19th century ...

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A Luxembourg museum has scooped three portraits by 18th century painter Monique Daniche, featuring the elite of Strasbourg ...

Hospitalised children predate 19th-century specialist children’s hospitals. Before Lister and anaesthesia, surgery was generally of short duration. In the 18th century, paediatric surgery was ...

WASHINGTON, Feb 3 - President Donald Trump is set to test the limits of his immigration crackdown by invoking a wartime law to deport immigrants alleged to be gang members without court hearings ...

The 17th-century artist’s likeness of the young Hapsburg, currently on view at the Norton Simon Museum in California, ...