She has now written the first in-depth biography of the eminent early Victorian scientist James Cowley Prichard (1786-1848), who moved to Bristol in 1810, and lived at the Red Lodge – where a blue ...

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.

Politics is a funny game of convenience, a field in which there is power, dominance, fame, money, and a strong sense of leadership and love for one’s nation. But, did you know that beyond the ...

Gladys Russell's show-stopping wedding gown was designed by a worldwide team of artisans—and nodded to a real-life heiress.

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