The university open a full-scale recreation of a colonial coffee house, a centerpiece of Penn’s first major exhibit of the ...

A charity has compiled an extensive list of Scots words, and their meanings, from the books that the series Outlander is ...

During the late 18th century, a flurry of social, political and economic changes offered many a new vision of personal ...

In “Jane Austen’s Bookshelf,” rare-book dealer Rebecca Romney discovers overlooked women authors who inspired the famous ...

The Alien Enemies Act could allow Trump to rapidly deport migrants deemed part of an "invasion or predatory incursion" - a novel use of a law previously only invoked in wartime. Republicans frequently ...

In “The Age of Choice,” Sophia Rosenfeld questions whether choosing — what to buy, whom to vote for — is actually worth it.

Hospitalised children predate 19th-century specialist children’s hospitals. Before Lister and anaesthesia, surgery was generally of short duration. In the 18th century, paediatric surgery was ...

Newly discovered documents at Longleat suggest Jane Austen may have drawn inspiration from the Wiltshire estate.

Quantum Theatre’s new production will shine a light on a historical rebel you won’t find in textbooks. Benjamin Lay was an 18th-century abolitionist and animal rights advocate. He was also part of the ...

In The Unseen Truth, Sarah Lewis examines how an erroneous 18th-century story about the “Caucasian race” led to a centuries of prejudice and misapprehension. Mikhail Lermontov’s Memory of ...