Visitors to the Great Bridge Battlefield and Historic Waterways Museum are often offered a realistic glimpse of the lives of 18th century sailors, pirates and privateers, courtesy of the Brethren of ...

The skeleton of what is believed to be a shipwrecked 18th-century sailor has been uncovered by a beach in Cornwall, southwest England. The human remains were spotted by a member of the public on a ...

University of Cambridge historian Renaud Morieux was poring over materials at the National Archives in Kew when he came across a box holding three piles of sealed letters held together by ribbons. The ...

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Ohio — There will be two opportunities to experience 18th Century life on the Ohio frontier at Historic Fort Steuben this week. The performances are being put on by the Brigade of ...

KINGSTON, N.Y. — Visitors got a first-hand look into 18th century life and culture at the Senate House State Historic Site on Saturday, April 6, at the all-day event, “Sugaring Off, 18th Century Style ...

Scurvy, or vitamin C deficiency, is not just an 18th-century seafarers’ disease, as a case study of a 65-year-old woman with mobility issues and social isolation shows. In an article published in CMAJ ...