Rottnest Island, or Wadjemup, is famous for its beautiful beaches and cuddly quokkas. However, the isle has a dark history, ...

The total value of an artist’s artworks sold at auction over a specific period. This metric reflects the artist’s overall market activity and demand in monetary terms. The middle value of all realized ...

The royal tax collector and his family suffered severe consequences when they provoked the ire of Cape May County’s Sons of Liberty, who took justice into their own hands.

Hike the trails at the site of a former ironworks that molded Nathanael Greene into a skillful general in the fight for independence.

Saltwick Bay is a beautiful and dramatic stretch of sand just a short walk from Whitby and is steeped in history with fossils, shipwrecks and unrivalled sunrises ...

Saltwick Bay near Whitby is renowned for fossils including ammonites and dinosaur footprints, historic shipwrecks like the Admiral Von Tromp, and spectacular sunrises on the dramatic Yorkshire coast.

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Explore the American Revolution: from 'no taxation without representation' and the Boston Tea Party to the historic 1783 Treaty of Paris.

If you’re looking to blow away the cobwebs with a bracing day by the sea, the Kent village of Seasalter has a rich history and an award-winning gastropub.

Last week I described the origin of the names of some of the well-known streets and roads in Hastings. This week, here are ...

Royal Caribbean is making waves in the cruise industry with big plans for the next several years, including a new class of oceangoing ships and 10 new river ships. The news confirms two firm ship ...

Researchers have found a way to make ordinary aluminum tubes float indefinitely, even when submerged for long periods or punched full of holes. By engineering the metal’s surface to repel water, the ...