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

The aim was to enable Cicci's family to join the nobility, which he actually succeeded in doing. "This 18th century forgery by an Italian counterfeiter almost led historians down the wrong track ...

Throughout the 18th century, France faced a mounting economic ... By 1789 France was broke. The nobility refused to pay more taxes, and the peasants simply couldn't. Even the opulent King Louis ...

The demise of the Old Polish outfit began toward the end of the 18th century, when Poland was partitioned by Russia, Prussia and Austro-Hungary. At the time, French fashion was becoming more and more ...