At the height of the Spanish empire, the Manila galleon turned Acapulco into a hub for the entire world's trade networks.

Caitríona Balfe continues dramatizing the 18th century when she segues from ‘Outlander’ to her new role in ‘Sense and Sensibility.’ ...

A sweeping new history explores facial hair as a proving ground for notions about gender, race, and rebellion.

PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland (AP) — Wyndham Clark said Sunday he feels “terrible” about damaging a locker at century-old ...

Outlander ‘s eighth and final season looms on the horizon, but before fans dive into the last chapter of Claire ( Caitriona Balfe) and Jamie Fraser’s ( Sam Heughan) love story, they’ll get a glimpse ...

Our Earth is full of treasures, some closer than we might even imagine. Take 53-year-old Malcolm Weale, for example, who, ...

Imagine a place where the air is a tapestry of floral notes, vanilla and lavender, as history and fragrance intertwine.

His work, largely unknown outside Britain until late in his career, was often based on historical treatises. It was seen by ...

Here's the story of how one 18th-century home vividly illustrates the deadly first day of the American Revolution in 1775.

People living in British America and later the nascent United States recorded their family histories in needlework samplers, ...

As a young officer in the French and Indian War, Washington was involved in a devastating friendly fire incident. Military ...

How do you fashion modern galleries to showcase objects from the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries? Visitors find out starting Friday.