It's 200 years since George Stephenson climbed into the cab of the aptly named Locomotion No. 1 and took 600 passengers on a 26-mile trip on the Stockton & Darlington Railway.

By Jesse Green W.S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan, the operetta kings of 19th-century Britain ... “The Pirates of Penzance”? And that they opened it in New York instead of London to avoid ...

The wreck captures a tragic moment in maritime history during the 19th century Australian gold rushes. The 800-ton sailing ship was beginning its journey back to the Netherlands in June 1857 when ...

Swords 1 to 6 have been identified as 19th century Dahomean swords and sword 7 is a European cutlass or couteau de chasse dated to the second half of the 18th century. Credit: Heritage (2025). DOI ...

They are also reportedly reviewing 19th-century insurance requirements for ships, which could provide clues about the vessel’s identity and when it sank. Those documents outline specifications ...

From the frivolity of the Millennium Dome's original contents, to the 'map that saved London', this book has it all. Maps can be so much more than tools for navigation. They can help us peer into ...

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A quaint 19th-century Cambridge house could be turned into a seven-person house of multiple occupancy (HMO). MATT Architecture Ltd proposes to turn Grafton House in Grafton Street, Cambridge ...

What makes for a great place to live? Access to nature, a sense of community and culture on your doorstep can all help. So which towns make the cut?

In death, however, the 19th-century Habsburg monarch has joined a long list of historical women reimagined in 21st-century popular culture as feminist heroines—much to some historians’ chagrin.