Founded in the 17th century by William Penn as a haven for persecuted Quakers, Philadelphia quickly became the most important city in America. By the dawn of the revolution it was the largest ...

One of the lessons of “‘I Humbly Beg Your Speedy Answer,’” Mary Beth Norton’s delightful compendium of 17th-century advice ... which John Dunton, a London printer, started in 1691.

LANSING, MI — Caretakers of an 1880s mansion and a 17th century fort, both in Berrien County, were recognized for their preservation work this week. The two Southwest Michigan landmarks were ...

About half a century before Diderot’s Encyclopédie, and three centuries before the invention of Google, Dunton intended to cater to the learned male patrons of London’s new coffeehouses ...

Man Utd fans were heard chanting 'Why Don't City F*** Off Home' in Bilbao's Plaza Nueva ahead of the Europa League Final.

Nestled amongst a slew of gentrified markets on London's east side lies Petticoat Lane Market. Rich in both history and ...

Take a look inside a 17th century castle in Northumberland which is believed to have been made out of Hadrian's Wall stone. The 'stunning' property has a Pele Tower and Lodge, and is being ...

Though Miller traces the origins of the Black dandy all the way back to the early enslavement of Africans in 17th-century London, the art of Black dandyism really hit a stride during the Harlem ...

PRINCETON, N.J. — A group of Quakers is marching more than 300 miles from New York City to Washington, D.C., to demonstrate ...

Scholars expressed amazement at the discovery of three letters written in the hand of Julia Otaa, a Korean woman who rose to high rank in 17th century Japan only to earn the moniker of ...

A luxury Snowdonia country house hotel has invested £1m to refurbish a historic inn into a gastropub-with-rooms. The Bryntirion Inn has opened its doors at the gates of the five-star Palé Hall Hotel ...

The game was played here by 17th-century London aristocrats. Confusingly, the English version of the game was called “pell mell,” not pall mall. The Mall is also sounded “Mal,” so that’s ...