From local tribes worshipping a water goddess to Romans settling in areas with natural springs, England’s history of spa ...

A family in late 17th-century England led a simple, not to mention laborious, life. A majority of the population lived in a one- or two-room house, which was often crowded with large families and ...

Chart the course of maritime navigation from the days of rough reckoning to the ground-breaking technological advances of the late 1700s. The greatest pioneer of this navigation revolution was ...