LONDON, UK — When a schoolboy going for a run found the ribs of a wooden ship poking through the dunes of a remote Scottish ...

In 1770, when Hannah Waterman was 19 years old, she decided to compile a family history—perhaps because she was feeling very ...

Just sold: Rare 18th century newspaper featured Benjamin Franklin’s ‘Join, or Die’ cartoon. By Danielle Arnet, Tribune Content Agency . Aug. 10, 2018 2:21 AM PT .

The British Newspaper Archive has launched a website with millions of digitized newspaper pages available to subscribers for online viewing. Access costs from £6.95 for two days to £79.95 for a ...

A sunken 18th-century boat has been discovered by chance near the majestic stone walls of Croatia's medieval city of Dubrovnik.

A Bundle of 18th-Century Love Letters Is Unsealed at Last More than 100 letters, addressed to French sailors, were never delivered. They remained unopened for nearly 250 years, until a historian ...

By the 18th century, the slave trade and the use of slave labor were integral parts of the global economy. Many Quakers owned slaves and participated in the slave trade.

A group of free and enslaved Black students attended a formal school in 18th century Williamsburg. ... VPM News. Young 18th century black scholars. Season 2024 Episode 06/18/2024. Fixed iFrame ...