Bobbin and needle made lace motifs ... 18th century. By the end of the 18th century men had stopped wearing lace, and fashion also changed to a much simpler, unadorned dress for women, which meant the ...

Mr. Lackey owns David Lackey Antiques and Art and specializes in 18th- and 19th-century furniture, ceramics, silver, jewelry, decorative arts and 20th-century regionalist art. He has been a ...

“In many ways, the discipline of natural history in the 18th century was roughly analogous to technology today: a means of disrupting old markets, creating new ones, and generating fortunes in ...

As generations of schoolchildren were taught, Elizabeth I of England famously said 'I know I have the body but of a weak and feeble woman, but I have the heart and stomach of a king, and of a king of ...

The New York-based designer who launched her eponymous studio in 2019 will unveil her glass collaboration with the U.K.-based luxury wall covering firm during the London Design Festival.

The Second Empire-style house features 19th-century furniture and other period decor. Likewise, its rooms will make you feel ...

The sword features a hilt motif of Daikoku ... Expedition to conclude the first friendship treaties there. In the 19th century, the sword was already an antique and not very suitable as a gift ...

The remains of a sailor believed to be from an 18th Century shipwreck are set to be buried in a Cornish town. Cornwall Council said the discovery was made on a cliff above Newtrain Bay in Trevone ...

Medicine in Britain overview - Edexcel Medicine in medieval England, c.1250-c.1500 - Edexcel The medical Renaissance in England, c.1500-c.1700 - Edexcel Medicine in modern Britain, c.1900-present ...

Part of History Crime and punishment in Britain, c.1000 to the present day Prisoners at Pentonville prison spent nearly all their time alone and in their cells, for as many as 23 hours in each day ...

The 19th-century abortion law in the battleground state of Arizona was officially repealed on Saturday. The 1864 law, which was initially passed even before Arizona became a state, was revoked ...