Since at least 2013, a rumor has circulated online that illegal gambling dens in 18th-century England hired people to swallow dice in the event of a police raid. In short, there is no credible ...

The middle value of all realized prices for an artist's works sold at auction during a given period, providing a clearer representation of typical market values by minimizing the influence of extreme ...

An amateur metal detectorist found an 18th-century ring in a field in Norfolk (England) that has links to the British ...

has found a golden ring belonging to 18th century British Prime Minister George Grenville in a field while trying his new metal detector for the first time. Tom Clark came across the historic item ...

The Oxfordshire property—once part of a prime minister’s estate—is set on 17 wooded acres along the River Thames with an 18th ...

Old Fort Niagara to build Native American Education Center. The $250,000 project will highlight the Native history of the ...

Of the Brideshead Revisited manse, designer Remy Renzullo says “the notion of ‘finished’ doesn’t really exist” ...

Aleppo and Edinburgh became unlikely partners, connecting worlds through trade, science and the exchange of ideas ...

Discover whether Canada and Australia are still under British rule. This detailed and educational article explores their path ...

As generations of schoolchildren were taught, Elizabeth I of England famously said 'I know I have the body but of a weak and feeble woman, but I have the heart and stomach of a king, and of a king of ...