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 ...

Seven years ago Wentworth Woodhouse was in a sorry state, now it turns over £3.5m a year—but how did this palace-sized ...

Brown bread ice cream was a popular flavor among some people in 18th century England. So too was Parmesan. Food historian Annie Gray had the chance to taste some forgotten flavors when they were ...

A document held in Göttingen University's Faculty of Humanities has been revealed as an 18th century forgery. The document ...

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.

Hundreds of maps dating back to the 18th century have been digitised for online use under a history project. Staffordshire County Council's Archives and Heritage Service was able to modernise the ...

Tracing Private Conversations in Early Modern Europe. p. 237. Rational Dissent was a branch of Protestant religious nonconformity which emerged to prominence in England between c. 1770 and c. 1800.

Dr Toby Hillman, of the RCP, said: "It's an 18th Century system ... missing work and arranging childcare. But in England one in five appointments is cancelled, or patients do not turn up.