In a volume entitled "New England's First Fruits", published in London in 1643, an article on Harvard College, the College being evidently numbered among New England's "first fruits", a brief ...

Made up of six states, this region in the north east of the US is best known for its history and culture, but its coastal ...

The mid-17th Century New England shilling was found by Wentworth Beaumont at his family's home of Bywell Hall in Northumberland. The coin was struck in 1652 for use as currency by early settlers ...

A new objective clearly stated that the company ... to an average of over 20,000 a year. By the end of the 17th century, England led the world in the trafficking of slaves.

Throngs of tourists are flocking to Salem this week to party, connect and embrace the macabre aesthetic that's the ...

Alice Molland was sentenced at Exeter Castle, Devon, in 1685 for "bewitching" three of her neighbours. She was presumed to ...

The remains of a Shakespearean theatre, 17th Century shipwreck and bones ... funded by Historic England, in advance of a new lake and flood defence system being built. The waterlogged conditions ...

But be warned that it does get dark. “The Witch” is set in 17th-century New England and follows a Puritan family that is banished from their colony and forced to live on the edge of a remote ...

A doctor says two diseases common in the UK hundreds of years ago are making a comeback as many people are unaware of what ...

The unnerving look at 17th-century paranoia is seen through the eyes of a young New England teenager (Anya Taylor-Joy). Her baby brother goes mysteriously missing on her watch and she's suspected of ...

Unprecedented storms and devastating drought. Flash floods and wildfires ignited by the air's dry heat. This is the experience for many in our modern world. But it was also the experience for those ...

Liam Livingstone hits 77-ball century as England win second ODI by five wickets; Shai Hopes 17th hundred in vain as tourists ...