Lady Hamilton, a woman who became famous in Europe for her astonishing beauty, spread ancient Greek-inspired fashion across ...

In the second half of the 18th century, a type of worldview began to emerge in Europe which was characterised by three elements in particular: It had a critical relationship to religion, be it in ...

Sight: 3 x 2 1/2 in. (7.6 x 6.4 cm.) Frame: 5 3/4 x 5 in. (14.6 x 12.7 cm.) ...

(Reginald Scot, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons) In the 17th and 18th Century, European nations stopped executing people for witchcraft: some argued that witchcraft was not real some said ...

In the late 18th century, Poland disappeared from the political map of Europe and didn’t return until over a century later. But is the map the territory? Where was Poland when it wasn’t there? Culture ...

The 17th century saw a transfer of the European artistic, cultural and intellectual pole from Italy to France, Paris more precisely; while the 18th century became the culmination of this French ...

A group of divers exploring marine life near Kalpeni Island in the Lakshadweep archipelago stumbled upon what appears to be the wreckage of a European warship from the 17th or 18th century.