There were numerous forces at work in England starting in the 1600s and going into the 1700s. Including the commons, lords and royal family. A majority of wealthy people sat in the house of commons, ...

By contrast,” she continues, “the prospering English colonies of the eastern seaboard began in the early 1700s to import ...

During her stay in England, Dutch engraver Simon van de Passe ... According to White's images and related text, a Powhatan girl wore no clothing before puberty. From about the age of 12 onward ...

Others believe they were brought overseas by Russian colonists in the 1700s, but there has been no evidence of curly ... This draft horse originated from Suffolk and Norfolk, England, sometime in the ...

Up to 60,000 so-called “witches” are thought to have been executed across Europe during the 1600s and 1700s, with tens of ... of being the last woman in England to be hanged as a “witch ...

This study addresses a paradox in the lives of women in Jane Austen's time who had no legal access to money yet were held responsible for domestic expenditure. The book translates the fictional money ...

A rumor circulating online in October 2024 claimed a "ghost ship" from the 1700s had washed ashore near St. Augustine, Florida, after Hurricane Milton. The posts included an image of what appeared ...

Married at a young age to the much older Duke of Devonshire (Ralph Fiennes), Georgiana becomes a fashion icon and darling ... helps usher in reform in late-1700s England. But, trapped in an ...

The quaint seaside town of Cape Elizabeth is a must-visit spot for anyone traveling to the Portland area. Its postcard-worthy ...

AUGUSTINE, Fla. — A Facebook post with an image of a ship has garnered over 19,000 shares since being posted Wednesday, claiming that the vessel is "a fully intact 1700s-era ghost ship washed ...

On Wednesday, rumors began swirling online about a “1700s ghost ship” that washed ashore near St. Augustine in the aftermath of Hurricane Milton. Never mind that Hurricane Milton made landfall ...

The “especially fragile” artifacts were barely recognizable when pulled from a 1700s Spanish shipwreck in 2021 and 2022, photos show. The wreck site is off Indian River County, about a 150 ...