Samson Historical is one of a very few 18th century style stores in the country and probably the only one in the state. The ...

But at Colonial Williamsburg, the portrayals are as meticulously tended as the buildings and clothing (which are made almost entirely on site using 18th-century techniques). Schneider’s dressing ...

During colonial rule in Africa ... The Maqdala treasures include an 18th Century gold crown and a royal wedding dress, taken from Ethiopia (formerly Abyssinia) by the British army in 1868.

The staff at Fort Roberdeau will once again be bringing back their extremely popular dining experience, the “18th Century ...

In the process, he unearthed a priceless trove of artifacts belonging to the previous owners from a Civil War-era mourning ...

Looking for a history-filled weekend event? There are fall events happening at George Washington’s Mount Vernon estate in ...

Starting in November, visitors to the DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum, one of the Art Museums of Colonial Williamsburg, ...

"Casta" is Spanish for caste and these "casta paintings" are incredibly frank documents--unparalleled by anything in our time--of the race-based social hierarchy that existed in colonial Latin America ...

(During the 18th century ... in the 18th-century pre-Lenten masquerade balls of their French and British masters, slaves merged African traditions and folklore with colonial rituals to create ...

Explore hotels with paranormal activity, ghost stories and unexpected guests. Have you ever wondered what it would be like to ...

The past few years have not been easy on Sri Lanka, but the Southeast Asian island — and its people — are on the upswing.

Colonial Americans did not develop a systematic ... for evidence that Afro Americans contributed to the voluminous 18th and 19th century literature purporting to prove their innate biological ...