It's a mystery that has remained in public discourse for 130 years, and it seems we may finally have a breakthrough.

Vik Muniz, the Brazilian conceptual artist, has made regular trips to Salvador, a port city that is the capital of the country’s Bahia region. He and his wife Malu Barretto, who are based in Rio de ...

Kulick: Learn about women's suffrage and the fight against the Tocks Island Dam project at upcoming history talks.

The feminist movement in India has experienced significant shifts across different historical phases. But how has the ...

Ballantine House has been reimagined to be more inclusive, with a temporary exhibit on 19th- century Black women.

The world's oldest Valentine is on display in the "Medieval Women: In Their Own Words" exhibition at the British Library in ...

A Thousand Blows centres on Hezekiah Moscow (Malachi Kirby) and Alec Munroe (Francis Lovehall), best friends from Jamaica, who arrive in 1880s London and find themselves thrust into the bare-knuckle ...

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

The Professor of History sat down with Fifteen Minutes to discuss 19th century forgeries, his new book, and why he considers himself a "non-traditional historian." ...

The latest in a line of Victoriana ‘queer’ stories leaves Stuart Kelly wondering if it is anything more than an imaginative re-fleshing of a thesis ...

In 2025, we’re still talking about the tapeworm diet. Here’s why you should stay well away from the extreme weight-loss ...

In 1866, journalist Andrew Halliday led his readers on a guided tour of one of London’s foremost card manufacturers – to ...