A new exhibition spotlights James Tissot, whose paintings and prints reflected women’s ever-evolving roles in Victorian ...

While historical tensions have been acknowledged, a shared solidarity and activism highlighted the relationship between ...

With February just around the corner it’s once again time for one of the library’s favorite traditions: Blind Date With a Book.

London’s museum cafes combine artistic beauty, historical charm and a perfect cup of coffee, creating spaces for inspiration ...

An unusual spot within this historic Sydney site has a treasure trove of archaeological evidence, which provides insight into ...

Analysis of dried plants from a colonial institution in 19th-century Australia reveals ... Meals regulated daily life and were a useful way to enforce authority and create hierarchies among ...

English Aristocrat Sir Philip Sidney wrote an essay titled “In Defense of Poesy.” In this text, he defends the value of ...

As the nation prepares to celebrate its 250th birthday in 2026, spend 2025 visiting these 12 Revolutionary War sites in New ...

“Greenwich Mean Time was established in 1884, in no small part because of train travel,” says Hunter, a specialist in 19th-century French ... and the author of Daily Life of Victorian Women.

Now a richer history of Sydney's Hyde Park Barracks has lifted the lid on what everyday life for women was like at the former female immigration depot and asylum during the 19th century.

The libertine's controversial work saw him locked up for 32 years of his life in prisons and an insane asylum. De Sade's name even gave rise to the words sadism and sadomasochism. For 200 years ...