Some items become worth more money as time passes. That’s because these items still have some demand, but they’re no longer made, resulting in low supply. Furthermore, most people don’t think about ...

A portrait of a kneeling nobleman, Mughal India, circa 1700, Opaque pigments and pencil heightened with gold on paper, the bearded gentleman depicted with his hands placed upon his knees, wearing a ...

A fter 300 years, an 18th-century tomb collapsed in All Saints Church and revealed a long-hidden crypt. Located in Martock, ...

The Dobbs decision was supposed to be based on history. But it discounts the fact that the 18th-century woman was active and in control and could immediately tell whether terminating a pregnancy at a ...

Archaeologists have unearthed a "spectacular" discovery at Mount Vernon, the former residence and plantation of George Washington, uncovering a collection of artifacts that likely have not seen the ...

Research by the University of Warwick shows how death gave birth to the modern cult of celebrity as the sudden rise in the popularity of obituaries of unusual people in the 1700s provided people with ...

The name Casanova has become synonymous with a certain Don Juan-esque rate of romantic success, devoid of the refinement and class common in the man’s actual historic era. Casanova himself lacked the ...

Newtown Square, Pa -- The Colonial Pennsylvania Plantation is a living history farm tucked away on the grounds of Ridley Creek State Park in Newtown Square. "We're a historic site that's in the middle ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. The 18th century was undoubtedly America's most significant period to date. Smack dab in the middle of the Era of Enlightenment, it was a time ...