When an exotic foreign princess showed up in an English village, it marked the beginning of one of history's wildest hoaxes.

50 examples, mostly from the 1800s ... are curious records of 19th-century British beliefs and prejudices, reflecting the attitudes of a growing empire towards its own society as well as towards ...

The mid-19th century was a turbulent period in Welsh ... of the people would only improve with the introduction of English. In response many questioned whether three monoglot Anglican barristers ...

This Italian Renaissance Revival work originates from the early 19th century and is now worth ... friezes were manufactured in 1850. 1800s Antique Georgian English Walnut Knife Box This niche ...