An intriguing 18th-century portrait discovered at a Scottish Castle has ignited excitement among literary scholars, coinciding with the 250th anniversary of the death of celebrated Scottish poet ...

Dido Elizabeth Belle was the daughter of a Royal Navy officer who commanded the HMS Victory. She was raised outside of racial ...

When used together, the New York museum’s print catalogue and supplementary website on their 18th-century French works make an excellent initial resource but offer little new information ...

From But I'm a Cheerleader to Brokeback Mountain to Bottoms, the first 25 years of the 21st century have witnessed a sea ...

Royal Portraits: A Century Of Photography will run from February ... A photograph taken in 1966 to mark the 18th birthday of Charles – then the Prince of Wales – shows him dressed in a kilt ...

'Authentic’ has become quite the buzzword — especially in the world of consumer brands, and even in politics. Apparently, Gen ...

A portrait of the then Princess Elizabeth taken by Cecil Beaton in 1939 will feature in Royal Portraits: A Century Of Photography ... taken in 1966 to mark the 18th birthday of Charles ...

Cheltenham is known for many things – as a grand Regency spa town, the home of the Gold Cup and a busy calendar of literary ...

At the beginning of the 18th century, king of France exiles two duelists from the state: one to Russia and another to Sweden, which are at war.

Stolen 18th-century gold coins worth over $1 million have been recovered in Florida. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) states that the 37 gold coins were stolen from the ...

Mesmerizing, passionate and cerebral, this French historical drama is my pick for the best film -- ever.