During the course of the 17th century, Poland and Sweden fought a series of wars, so Zosia could have been an outsider within her community. Europe in the 17th century was also in the grip of what ...

In their satirical history of the United Kingdom, “1066 And All That”, the authors W. C. Sellar and R. J. Yeatman cast the ...

The find includes more than 1,000 gold and silver coins that were likely hidden during the first English Civil War. Betty and Robert Fooks unexpectedly unearthed the 17th-century hoard at their ...

Reaching its peak in late 17th century, after the wars with the Ottoman Empire, its characteristic feature was fashion inspired by Oriental trends. Exhibition poster by Magdalena Burdzyńska for ...

In the 18th century, Britain had a well-established empire ... The British government fought a number of wars to protect and expand these colonies, and as a result they decided that the colonists ...