Coddrington was a major landowner and for a time during the 1680s a member of the governor's council. He was later a prominent figure in New York City. On February 26, 1688/9, he noted that “James ...

They also have a hand in jewelry and furniture. This vintage expensive ... at fairs in the Netherlands and Paris throughout 1670 and 1680s, which made several collectors want to get ahold of ...

Introduction Whether you're a new homeowner or it's time for an upgrade, buying furniture can be costly. Deciding how to finance furniture requires looking into several options. Even if you don't ...

The university was reestablished in the early 1680s. Sculptures on a building at the University of Salamanca. / Xurxo Lobato/GettyImages When Christopher Columbus was trying to gain royal support ...

Delftware, glittering gold and silver, centuries-old costumes, and furniture fit for royalty all add to the bounty ... plenty of greenery and showpiece architecture has its own allure. Built in the ...

He was in charge of directing the Indian Ocean slave trade. In the 1680s, a devastating famine [in southern India] led to a labour surplus and Yale and other company officials took advantage of it ...

During the reign of Queen Elizabeth I there was initially an order to expel African people from London; however that order was never successfully carried out, and was eventually dropped completely.

The two performances were staged by members of the bringing History Alive Group, who will be back at the hall on May 27 recreating life as it was for the landed gentry in the 1680s. The group will ...