The International Context, a new digital archive that demonstrates the far-reaching involvement of European nations in the ...

Canned foods are making a comeback as research reveals they can be just as nutritious as fresh options while being ...

Anglo-Gaelic and North American whisky became the foremost distilled spirit in the English-speaking world. Since then, the ...

A private boarding school in rural western Massachusetts that opened in the 19th century is receiving a $50 million bequest ...

How to revive an 18th-century upstate farmhouse without resorting to cliché? By pretending a made-up person lives there too.

For the nonhuman animal cause, the 19th century’s end would bring to a close a defining period—a transformative 30-year era ...

On a late-summer day in 1856, a letter carrier stepped from a mail coach in front of a three-story townhouse in Mayfair, in ...

From storied tailors on Savile Row to modern-day bespoke jewellers, luxury and creativity converge in Mayfair—the best place ...

Donald Trump is waging war on the civil service in the name of efficiency. But Washington created the modern civil service to ...

A violin handcrafted in 1714 by Antonio Stradivari, the famous Italian luthier, has been sold for $11.25 million by Boston’s ...

With lots of activities to suit all ages, a subtropical climate and plenty of sunshine, Madeira, Portugal is an ideal holiday ...

What if “old wine in new bottles” is actually the secret to game-­changing innovation? The authors explore what they call ...