But poor, rich Brisbane never made quite enough to pay down the $4 million mortgage. In 1928, he sold his interests — ...

Fashion is a creative domain of reimagining styles, experimenting with colours and cuts, mixing and matching fabrics, toying ...

A historical event will allow people in Shropshire to experience 17th Century England and learn about one town's role in the ...

Prepare for an immersive journey into the heart of the English Civil War! On Saturday, May 17th, and Sunday, May 18th, 2025, ...

Popular travel titles of the 18th century, Homer’s ‘Odyssey’, Defoe’s ‘Robinson Crusoe’, Swift’s ‘Gulliver’s Travels’ and Dr Johnson’s ‘Rasselas’ are familiar. A new taste grew, for accounts of real ...

Learn about the origins and meanings of the words 'ignoramus' and 'rusticate' in English language history.

It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. A five-bedroom Grade II listed farmhouse dating back to the 17th century is up for sale for £1.25 million. The stunning property, named ...

Under its longest-serving editor, Graydon Carter, Vanity Fair was that rare thing – a New York society magazine that published serious journalism. @PeterPeteryork looks at what Carter got right. Peter ...

Harris, batting at No. 4, struck his second century in four games to help Lancashire to 5-324 at stumps on day one against Gloucestershire at Old Trafford. The 263-ball knock, which included 15 ...

"Judy D explores the beauty standards prevalent in the 17th century, focusing on the history of makeup." Donald Trump Says Americans May 'Give Up Your Religion' if Taxes Go Up How to hard boil ...

One of the lessons of “‘I Humbly Beg Your Speedy Answer,’” Mary Beth Norton’s delightful compendium of 17th-century advice to the lovelorn, is a sobering one to us today: Things that we ...

as well as the sudden changes of fashion at home, are reflected, as through a reducing glass, in the design and construction of the objects of everyday life. In the second half of the 17th century, ...