The Earl of Chesterfield, the 18th-century British statesman and patron of the arts, had a number of concerns about his illegitimate son Philip, but one he revisited often in his posthumously ...

Big ball gowns, corsets and frilly heels bring us back to the era of Marie Antoinette, as the exhibition “Fashion in the 18th Century: A Fantasized Legacy” opens at the Palais Galliera in Paris.

July 4th brought a lot of focus to the beginnings of our country, 250 years ago. But some Ohioans live in the past year-round ...

Lorraine Boissoneault | Author, Body Weather: Notes on Chronic Illness in the Anthropocene Authors and playwrights in 18th-century Europe helped make science accessible to the common reader. Photo ...

People in the 18th century were expected to look neat, elegant and have a natural shape, according to a University of Exeter academic who has found the period saw important changes in how society ...

Some dads golf, others take up the culinary arts, and more than a few obsess over the household’s thermostat. Jon Townsend’s father had a more esoteric hobby: muzzleloader rifles—the kind from the ...

Clothes don't just cover us - they tell the rich, hidden stories of everyday life in history. Step inside the world of 18th-century fashion and uncover how garments reveal the past. Join Amber ...