It’s hooked, loosely, around her 2014 discovery of the ideas of the polymath and society doctor George Cheyne; ironically, given he was “the most obese man in 18th-century England”, he’s ...

The glass vessel — dirty, but intact — was sealed with a cork and filled with a mysterious liquid. But before the workers ...

while additions like a walk-in fireplace and bake oven were built using bricks and mantels from dismantled 18th-century homes in New England. Laura’s childhood fascination with early American ...

There were many suitable areas along the south coast of England and west Wales, including small coves and river estuaries. The main items smuggled in the 18th century were tea, wine, spirits and lace.

The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston presents "Picturing Nature," featuring 70 British landscape watercolors and drawings from ...

It is important to know about the context of 18th century England in order to better understand the book. Context can refer to what was going on in society at the time, certain life events that ...

Thomas Gainsborough was one of the leading artists of the 18th Century The birthplace of 18th Century artist Thomas Gainsborough has launched an appeal to help preserve its collection of ...

A rare, 18th-century “witch bottle” — filled with a peculiar liquid — was recently discovered in England. Photo from the North East Lincolnshire Council, Facebook While renovating a ...