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Iszi Lawrence, comedian, podcaster and history presenter rates more portrayals of famous pirates in Hollywood historical ...

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Tuesday, Feb. 10 at 5:30 pm, the Clark Art Institutes Research and Academic Program hosts a talk by Charmaine Nelson (UMass Amherst / Clark/Oakley Humanities Fellow) exploring ...

In 1835, James Pratt (1805 – 35) and John Smith (1795 – 1835) were the last people to be executed in England for the crime of having a consensual same-sex relationship. The condemned pair were amongst ...

Caning, a form of corporal punishment for criminals, is an ancient penalty dating back to the 18th century BC, appearing in the Code of Hammurabi. In pre-modern times, it was considered a light ...

Archaeologists and students recently uncovered an 18th-century Catholic mission in Texas — a discovery that clarifies a key chapter in the early history of the Lone Star State. Excavators from Texas ...

Colonial Williamsburg door decorations are based upon the fact that natural materials of wreaths and swags form the basis for the attractions — no ribbons, no tinsel, no fake fruit. This year marks ...

In 2024, Paramount Pictures released Better Man, a musical biopic about the life and career of British singer Robbie Williams. The film was like most other entries in that oversaturated genre, except ...

It’s Thanksgiving. You’ve got a nice pile of sliced turkey on your plate. It’s looking a little dry, though, so you reach for the gravy. It’s in that ornate-looking gravy boat your grandmother’s been ...

An 18th-century mechanical artwork depicting Mount Vesuvius’ eruption has finally erupted — 250 years later. University of Melbourne students reconstructed Sir William Hamilton’s imaginative fusion of ...

We’ve known for a long time that the planets travel around the sun, but there was a period where this was still new, exciting, and worthy of public demonstrations. Eighteenth century artist Joseph ...