William Lee invents the knitting machine. First human flight, according to popular myth. Inspired by the Greek myth of Icarus, Brother Elmer (a monk at Malmesbury Abbey) creates a glider from wood and ...

This stunning period property has been home to the same family for over 40 years, and has over two acres of south-facing ...

Historian Dr Lucy Worsley immerses herself in the world of Restoration England, exploring the captivating lives of the women of the period ...

The Birth of Modern Science It was in the 17th century ... of this century will be. The table below sets out the time-scale of some of the major events in Earth history and developments in science ...

At least that was the reality for a couple living in Dorset, England who found a trove of 17th-century gold and silver coins while renovating their kitchen. The family's discovery was recently ...

Pasta became an increasingly common sight on restaurant menus in the United States, but the Italians’ love affair with pasta has a long, complex, and passionate history. The route by which ...

This helmet dates from 1649-1660 and is in the Continental or 'Dutch' pot style, sometimes called a Zischagge. It seems likely to have been worn by a Parliamentarian in the English Civil War as ...

But the industry as we understand it today really has its origins in the second half of the 19th century. Whilst the scientific revolution of the 17th century ... to the origin in pharmacies ...

But many peoples throughout history have been enslaved without the imposition of racial ideology. When we look at 17th century colonial America before the enactment of laws legitimizing slavery ...

Florida artist Noah Verrier is the Manet of McDonald's, lovingly painting junk food in an Old Master style, and getting lots ...

Now, some experts think it's the real deal Julia Binswanger The 17th-century painting, stolen in a 1979 heist, turned up at an auction in France in 2020. It recently returned home to Chatsworth ...

In the kitchen of the actress Melissa George’s 17th-century home in Visan, France, a vintage sideboard topped with Vallauris tableware and bar stools by Coup de Soleil. At the rear, the interior ...