The English baluster is one of the earliest classes of drinking glass. These were popular from the last years of the 17th century through to the first half of the 18th, and this early date makes them ...

Researchers at Lancaster University have examined the skeletal remains of the 16th-century English warship Mary Rose. The team particularly studied the clavicle bone (collar bone) in the skeletal ...

But the industry as we understand it today really has its origins in the second half of the 19th century. Whilst the scientific revolution of the 17th century had spread ideas of rationalism and ...

A South African photojournalist has taken an interesting trip down history lane by visting South African towns with Dutch ...

It all started with a mirror. Decades ago, when I first moved to London, I worked as a 'serving wench' in the Beefeater ...

Century Support Services is a debt settlement company based in Pennsylvania. To date, the company has helped settled over $1.7 billion in debt for over 259,000 customers since 2003. Customers can ...

Secret passages, mysteriously locked rooms, and ghosts in the panelling: author Louise Davidson explores why the British ...

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A pious and strong-willed king, Charles exhibited from childhood the characteristics that would lead to his downfall. By Dr Richard Cust.

Wisdom of Solomon 3:1-9 or Isaiah 25:6-9 (Psalm 24); Revelation 21:1-6a; John 11:32-44 ...