A spate of historical paintings depicting unhappy brides—the opposite of wedded bliss—have been making the rounds on social ...

Have you ever suffered from museum blindness? A complete overwhelm at the sheer amount of stuff – often quite similar stuff – ...

One of the biggest nights in fashion, better known as the Met Gala, is fast approaching, and I'm excited for the stars to ...

Both publications are quoted in the book “Pittsylvania’s Nineteenth Century Grist Mills” by late county historian Herman Melton (1991). The origin of the name Galveston, according to local legend, ...

The image of a devoted woman waiting for her husband at war is deeply embedded and romanticized in Russian culture, from ...

The Taliban may allow Washington to take control of Bagram air base. In return, the US may help end the Taliban’s diplomatic ...

Shocking footage shows officers rounding up gym-goers at Spirit Fitness, in south-east Moscow , before ordering them to drop ...

In the old and new Great Game, Afghanistan has held a central position. Peter Hopkirk, in his path-breaking book The Great ...

Never mind Hawthorne and Thoreau— the women of mid-19th century New England had their own ambitions for writing and life.

The plunging figures indicate that Russian authorities' attempts to boost the birth rate have had almost no effect, a Russian ...

A couple have transformed a £85k rotting 19th century church into £1.5M luxury home. Sean, 61, and Debs Kennedy-Tallis, 54, bought the run down St Paul’s Church in Denholme, Yorkshire, UK in 2017 for ...

PARIS: As the world reels from US President Donald Trump’s tariffs onslaught, here is a look back at some major trade wars since the 19th century: In the mid-19th century, two conflicts over the ...