Crowned in 1854, Elisabeth of Austria was famous for her luxuriant chestnut hair, which fell to her feet and required hours ...
The house said the auction is one of the "greatest assemblages of Old Masters presented at Sotheby's London in the last six years." ...
In Spain, the Cave of the Bats, Albuñol, held a major secret: bowstrings discovered in the 19th century predate those used by ...
A Novel in Stories follows characters living in Spanish missions in Baja California, Mexico in the 1800s. It won the Flannery O’Connor Award for Short Fiction.
SEARCHING FOR SEQUOYAH Saturday, November 15 at 8:00 pm SEARCHING FOR SEQUOYAH spans two countries and three Cherokee nations ...
This 19th century French pocket knife shows up fragile, rusted, and barely holding together after more than a century of wear ...
In 1889, American journalist Nellie Bly embarked on a daring journey to circumnavigate the globe in under 80 days, inspired ...
Marieke Gelderblom, PhD candidate in the history of science, talks about the activity she developed for the University Museum Utrecht.
In the 19th century, the idea of a public education system was radical thinking. I believe the 21st century could use some of that, too.
The 2025 record price for Marine School, 19th Century was for A Greek three-mast sailing ship leaving harbour The 2024 record price for Marine School, 19th Century was for Ship portrait - The Mary ...
The Victorian Era corset is a heavy duty clothing apparatus, capable of constricting a person's waist down to a dainty 17 inches. A slim midsection and an hourglass figure were all the rage in 19th ...