The Continental Congress’s success in negotiating a military alliance with France was pivotal to the colonies’ successful ...

Visitors to Madrid’s Prado Museum, home of the Spanish national art collection, can expect to pay €15 (£13) to get in. It costs €25 (£22) to see the Rembrandts, Vermeers and Van Goghs in Amsterdam’s ...

An Air Force base in the Upper Peninsula was once as big as a city. Now that it’s gone, a few former residents are trying to keep its memory alive.

Soldiers preparing to fight in World War One trained to cook in trenches in West Sussex before heading off to the front line.

A new Charleston Museum exhibit traces how South Carolina’s role in the Revolutionary War helped secure American independence. Check it out through Sept. 20.

Most Americans might not think of New York State first in context of the American Revolution and independence – Boston, ...

However, it is not from either war. It was a little-known encounter — the largest cavalry engagement in the American Revolution — that took place in Gloucester County in October 1781, just 16 days ...

The Sons of Liberty strategized at Fraunces Tavern, then George Washington celebrated victory and said farewell to his troops ...

Help wanted - treasure hunter. That's the gist of what the British Museum is looking for in a new hire. The institution is still reeling from a heist discovered there more than two years ago. Hundreds ...

A British war veteran who lost both his legs in Afghanistan has become the first double above-knee amputee to summit the highest peaks on every continent in the world. World record-breaking ...

A third-century B.C.E. Greek gold chain necklace similar to some of the missing objects © The Trustees of the British Museum under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 More than two ...

The British Museum made headlines in 2023 when it announced items from their collection had been stolen. The majority of the stolen pieces were small gems and jewelry kept in a storeroom, and none ...