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 ...

Jane Austen’s work is often thought of as light. In reality, the tentpole of British literature is witty, wise, and ...

Manchester is renowned as the world’s first industrialized city — a hub of the Industrial Revolution in 18th-century Britain ...

A popular place to visit in the area is Attingham Park. This 18th-century estate is open for all seasons with 200 acres of ...

The sandwich is one of the best inventions in food history, but who's credited with making the first one? The history is more ...

“This story shows categorically that there were Black families living in England from [at least] the early 18th century through to the Victorian period.” The portrait by Van Loo entered the ...

Join DESIblitz on a unique journey as we present six Indians who lived in England before India was partitioned.

A 1797 “Wildman of Jesso” bronze half-penny-sized advertising token was the star attraction during Stanley Gibbons Baldwin’s ...

The recent “noise” about Haitian immigrants eating dogs, cats and geese belies the true history of the brave and awesome Haitian people. The Haitian people are heirs to the greatest story never ...

Shards of bottles and ceramic jugs, potentially for wine, were uncovered at the future Dover Beacon education and business ...

Camille Davis is writing a book called Visual Prestige: The Role of Portraits in Shaping the Nascent Identity of American ...

Douglas frames their kiss from an ambiguous distance, surrounded by epic clouds and billowing trees reminiscent of Georgian England’s ... she copied 18th-century likenesses of notable women ...