Inspired by the American and French revolutions, the United Irishmen wanted a secular republic that separated church from state. They professed the Enlightenment principles of equality, liberty and ...

An exhibition in Cambridge, England uses contemporary portraits to give a face to prominent Black rebels and abolitionists of ...

The paintings by renowned Qing dynasty court painter Jiang Tingxi (1669–1732), were discovered in a Dorset home after more ...

A Canaletto painting from the "high point" of his career is on the block at Christie's Old Masters in July and is estimated ...

When used together, the New York museum’s print catalogue and supplementary website on their 18th-century French works make an excellent initial resource but offer little new information ...

This illustrious early 18th century provenance makes it – along with its pendant of the Grand Canal – the earliest recorded work by the Venetian master to be hung in an English house ... the upcoming ...

A federal judge on Thursday barred the Trump administration from deporting any Venezuelans from South Texas under an 18th-century wartime law and said President Donald Trump’s invocation of it was ...

A federal judge on Thursday barred the Trump administration from deporting any Venezuelans from South Texas under an 18th-century wartime law. U.S. District Court Judge Fernando Rodriguez Jr. is the ...

Her third lover, however, was Sir William Hamilton, the English ambassador to Naples, who, against all social norms, then made her his wife. Lady Hamilton soon became a fashion icon and started trends ...

Since their song “Scantily Clad” came out last year, the duo have built a solid group of fans, who have been drawn to Haute and Freddy’s baroque, 18th-century-inspired fashion and Eighties ...

Here’s some fruit for thought. A resurfaced video has reintroduced an easy food storage technique that has proven effective at keeping produce ripe for months since the 1700s. The clip appears ...