The author and academic John Waller claims in a new book that the story was inspired by a London-born child called Robert Blincoe, who at the turn of the 19th century spent four grim years in the ...

When the U.S. declared war against Germany in April 1917, federal authorities immediately realized that ship, vehicle and ...

Street Baptist Church is being demolished, while Shiloh Baptist Church will be preserved for generations to come.

For the renovation of a former warehouse in London, Carmody Groarke has added three new stories, more than doubling its size, ...

Take a chilling walk through history as we explore an abandoned 19th-century jail and courthouse, built before Confederation. From cold stone cells to historic courtrooms, this forgotten site tells ...

A 19th Century workhouse, which has been described as a "bit of a blot", is being sold. The former Hexham Workhouse on ...

(CNN) - A rare 19th-century condom is going on display at a museum in the Netherlands. The Dutch National Museum in Amsterdam said it’s believed the condom was made from a sheep’s appendix.

While not officially a workhouse, this institution served as a refuge for "destitute females," relying on the generosity of public donations and the financial backing of concerned citizens. The ...

One of the best preserved and most complete examples of a 19th century workhouse will be opening its historic doors to the public from Wednesday (February 19) following the winter closedown.

'Keep your head' if you're spooked by tariffs: Warren Buffett suggests reading a 19th century poem when stocks fall A top hurricane forecast is here, and it brings bad news: Danger is already brewing ...

Nothing remains of the once-dreaded Birkenhead Workhouse, where many hundreds of poverty-stricken Merseyside people slaved, shared bread, shivered on freezing floors, lived and died.

While they were cast out of society, they succeeded in creating their own subculture, one which offered them 'emotional and physical support, a certain degree of protection and indeed human ...