Boston’s 17th-Century Burying Grounds
The Grim Reaper made frequent visits to colonial Boston. Disease and the difficulties of childbirth sent many men, women, and children
Read moreThe Grim Reaper made frequent visits to colonial Boston. Disease and the difficulties of childbirth sent many men, women, and children
Read moreKing Louis XIV was so proud of Versailles that he would often give tours to visiting dignitaries himself and even
Read moreDepicting the most glamorous ladies from the court of King William III and Queen Mary II, the Hampton Court Beauties
Read moreTwo fateful events that happened on this day in history. Joan of Arc is captured by the Burgundians at the
Read moreRembrandt’s “The Night Watch’ is arguably the most famous painting in the Netherlands. It was painted in 1642, during the
Read moreFor millennia people have given thanks for a good harvest with special ceremonies. The Thanksgiving tradition in North America—the fourth Thursday
Read moreThe Sinister Plot In 1605, a group of rural English Catholics from England’s heartlands banded together to hatch a plot to
Read moreThere was a chill breeze blowing as Charles stepped out onto the execution scaffold on that cold, gray afternoon of
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