History

Created for Mary I, the first woman to rule England in her own right, the book is "perhaps the most significant artifact of Tudor intellectual history still in private hands," the seller says Source link

A new book argues that the film producer's trip to the River Rouge plant in Michigan inspired him to embrace the power of automation when designing the first Disney theme park Source link

In his will, Charles Vance Millar offered roughly 500,000 Canadian dollars to the mother who "has since my death given birth to the greatest number of children" Source link

A new book by historian Emily Sneff records the journeys of the Declaration's first printed copies, tracking their reception in the Thirteen Colonies and overseas Source link

A new exhibition at Kensington Palace tells the riveting story of Sophia Duleep Singh, daughter of the last maharaja of the Sikh Empire Source link

If you’ve ever earned a free latte for buying ten of them earlier, it’s a direct result of the phenomenon created by a company few remember today Source link

Lucy Worsley's PBS series highlights the emotional fallout of the conflict, with a focus on the British perspective Source link

The conflict divided the six tribes of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, most of whom decided to join the British. The former allies clashed at the Battle of Oriskany in New York in 1777 Source link

Pasquale Paoli was a “small fish fighting an entire empire.” Four thousand miles away, the founding fathers were watching and taking notes Source link

Clara and André Malraux conspired to loot the pink temple of Banteay Srei, but their failure started a battle of reclamation Source link

She wrote the letter that would come to define her legacy on March 31, 1776. But 250 years later, Americans are misinterpreting her open-ended request Source link

The country’s “mother road” started out as a way to get from Point A to Point B but quickly became the host of a culture and a symbol of freedom Source link

Known as the Tougaloo Nine, the demonstrators staged a sit-in that helped the NAACP push for the desegregation of public spaces in Mississippi's capital Source link

Americans who turned the letter written by the future first lady into a suffragist rallying cry may have misunderstood her intentions Source link

A long-overlooked 1929 account contains the earliest known reference to the anecdote, suggesting that the 27th president found himself trapped in a tub during a Mississippi River voyage Source link

Lydia Darragh defied her commitment to pacifism by spying during the American Revolution Source link

Ahead of the March 22 premiere of a new TV adaptation, learn about the life of Thomas-Alexandre Dumas, the French Army officer who inspired the beloved novel Source link

The patriots weaponized Jane McCrea's death to demonize their enemies and paint Indigenous people as uniquely violent Source link

Over the past few years, art historians have identified several previously unknown paintings by Elizabeth I's favorite artist, Nicholas Hilliard Source link

A new book chronicles the tense negotiations that secured the return of nearly 3,000 Allied civilians held by the Japanese during World War II Source link

Directed by James Whale, the 1935 movie and its prequel, a 1931 adaptation of Mary Shelley's classic novel, laid the groundwork for the modern horror genre Source link

Smithsonian magazine explores some of the many ways to celebrate the nation and looks back at how previous big birthdays were commemorated amid domestic turmoil Source link

Jermain Wesley Loguen opened his home to fugitives fleeing the South. He publicized this work openly, risking arrest or even re-enslavement Source link

Gretchen Prochnik was known around Washington, D.C. for her stylish looks. She capitalized on this interest to launch a successful business after Austria "ceased to exist" in 1938 Source link