Here's a woodcut illustration that has been regarded as the 'earliest known image of a coffeehouse'. This piece is from 1674 ...

To an emotive musical score, Rosalind Fanning and Bernie Stapleton shared their highs and lows of recreating the 17th-century ...

The English Civil War Society took to the streets of Westminister with their historic re-enactment in honour of Charles I. Dressed in uniforms of the period, hundreds of volunteers marched from ...

An extensive exhibition dedicated to the Dutch artist highlights her beautifully detailed still-lifes. But do these paintings ...

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Learn how Shivaji Maharaj's administrative reforms strengthened the Maratha Empire and continue to inspire leaders today.

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Often referred to as the world’s most famous medieval artwork, the Bayeux Tapestry is both an intricate illustration of the events leading up to the Norman conquest of England in 1066 and a historical ...

Who can read about the deaths of three teenagers in Staffordshire without feeling a sense of sadness at the waste of young lives?

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