In the 20th century, actresses and royals alike donned delicate dresses woven with spun-glass threads. More recently, ...

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

The Gilded Age was a period in the late nineteenth century and early twentieth century during whereby several extremely wealthy families managed to construct behemoth houses based on European palaces.

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