The Return of Benjamin Lay depicts the life and times of a Quaker dwarf from Pennsylvania who, in the 18th century, opposed ...

It was an 18th-century merchant named Sir Richard Hotham who saw the West Sussex village's potential as a coastal resort. He bought up land and created a hotel and an entertainment building ...

By 1700, global trade was deeply entrenched in colonial expansion, financial innovation, and the increasing demand for luxury and staple goods.

Watford Observer local history columnist Lesley Dunlop looks back at the links between Corran School in Watford and the Moberly-Jourdain incident.

Follow in the footsteps of Black thinkers, traders, and leaders who contributed to the rich history of Hawai‘i.

Clockworks on Wolstenholme Square has confirmed the opening date of its restaurant. The venue originally launched in early ...

Wall Street is known for its stock trades, but 300 years ago it was the site of a very different kind of investment.

In the 18th century, when rice paddies were being developed ... In Kurashiki’s traditional merchant town district is Denim Street, a small alley of shops selling upscale artisan items made ...

A surgeon was necessary for hazardous long-distance merchant voyages that lasted ... be widely adopted by the Royal Navy until the late 18th century. In his mid-17th medical journal written ...