Oldest US Firearm Found in Arizona and Tied to Coronado Expedition
A groundbreaking discovery in southern Arizona has unveiled the oldest known firearm in the continental United States. A bronze wall
Bronze Age Sword Found in Danish Bog Leads to Hoard
A Bronze Age sword, ritually bent before being deposited as an offering, has been unearthed in Værebro Ådal by a
Following Threads to Colonial Barbados
Samplers, pieces of embroidery made to practise or demonstrate needlework stitches, were an important part of girls’ education for centuries.
Thanksgiving Evolved From Fasting and Prayer to Feasting and Mourning
Thanksgiving observances predate the feast of the year 1621 shared by the Wampanoag Indians and the Pilgrims of Plymouth Colony
Who to Blame for Early Modern Climate Change?
The sky in the northern hemisphere had been darkened, the winters unusually harsh, and the summers barely arriving for decades
Otto the Great’s Tribute to His Late English Queen Finally Makes Sense
A historical document composed by King Otto I, better known as Otto the Great, to his English queen has been
How the Thanksgiving Food Favorites Won Their Place at the Table
Thanksgiving, celebrated annually in the United States, is a time-honored tradition marked by a feast that brings together family and
What Counts as a Planet?
When, in 1816, John Keats began reading an Elizabethan translation of Homer, he became so enthralled that he stayed up
The Rebecca Riots: Why Did Wales Rise Up?
A sustained campaign of attacks blazed across the Welsh counties of Carmarthenshire, Cardiganshire, and Pembrokeshire from 1839. Tenant-farmers and labourers,
Hopes, Fears, and Early Modern Astrology
Appearing in 1482, the Libro de la ventura – or Book of Fortune – became a staple of Renaissance parties.