In “The Revolutionary Self,” the historian Lynn Hunt explores the way 18th-century culture transformed our sense of power in ...

Peter Harris fell in love with the building on his first stay there 20 years ago, when he was on holiday with his family.

“Cath has been a visitor, a volunteer, a member of the Old Paisley society committee, and then it’s president, the last of ...

As you continue down Second Street, you’ll come across the Ryves Holt House, the oldest standing building in Delaware. Built ...

William Shakespeare wrote that, “Some Cupid kills with arrows, some with traps.” Shakespeare didn’t mention that the ...

Bearing cards, flowers, chocolates and poetry, lovers have always swooned on Valentine’s Day as cherubs circled overhead. Right?

Valentine's cards and gifts have their roots in English traditions — but Americans have long embraced them for romantic partners and other loved ones.

On February 14, 1929, seven men were assassinated by an Al Capone-led gang during Prohibition in Chicago. The Valentine’s Day Massacre became a watershed moment in Prohibition history, with police and ...

The Industrial Revolution transformed Valentine’s Day by mass-producing greeting cards, turning a personal tradition into a commercialized industry. It's a shift that not only changed the way emotions ...

While the origins of the cross as a kiss are still debated, the answer likely lies in the letters of working-class lovers ...

When we think of Valentine's Day, chubby Cupids, hearts and roses generally come to mind, not industrial processes like mass ...