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On a recent visit to Bruges I enjoyed visiting the traditional lace shops selling a wide array of handkerchiefs, collars, ...
Minted in Peru in 1707, the money bolsters the evidence that the wreck is the Spanish ship "San José," which sank off the ...
Today, however, we see embroidery on more than bespoke runway creations. You’ll find slogan tees stitched with cursive and ...
Experts have confirmed that dozens of gold coins scattered across the ocean floor off the coast of Colombia belonged to the San José, an ill-fated Spanish treasure galleon that sank over 300 ...
An amateur metal detectorist has found a stunning 18th-century ring in a field in Norfolk that has links to the British nobility. Malcom Weale, 53, unearthed the gold jewellery in a field near ...
A gold ring that had been lost for centuries has been found by a metal detectorist “gleaming in the sunshine”. Malcolm Weale, 53, found the historic piece of jewellery in a field near Thetford ...
ALBANY, NY (WRGB) — Lost and found but now home at the New York State Museum, researchers and archaeologists are preparing a once-in-a-lifetime exhibit focused on an 18th-century revolutionary ...
The 18th-century vessel was found during an excavation of Ground Zero in July 2010. But details about the boat have perplexed historians until now – just in time for America's 250th anniversary.
This 18th-century food storage hack could keep produce fresh for months By . Hannah Sparks. Published April 26, 2025, 1:42 p.m. ET. Here’s some fruit for thought.
Osborne also said that Atkinson told him a little bit about her idea to incorporate 18th century beauty into this year’s Rev War Day. H e said that he has been reenacting history for close to a ...
In short, there is no credible evidence that 18th-century gambling dens employed dice swallowers to avoid police detection. In the late 1800s and early 1900s, some newspapers reported hearsay that ...