For example, the import duty on tea raised its price by around 70 per cent by the middle of the 18th century. Smuggling was usually organised by gangs, who were funded by investors or venturers.

And as late as the 18th century, the French philosopher Montesquieu wrote that any man who was in love with his wife was probably too dull to be loved by another woman. When did romance enter the ...

Former President Donald Trump has floated using the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 to deport undocumented immigrants if he’s elected, a law giving the president broad powers to detain foreign ...

A rediscovered bust by celebrated French sculptor Bouchardon will be sold for millions after it was found propping open a ...

Throughout the 18th century, France faced a mounting economic crisis. A rapidly growing population had outpaced the food supply. A severe winter in 1788 resulted in famine and widespread ...

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A 1797 “Wildman of Jesso” bronze half-penny-sized advertising token was the star attraction during Stanley Gibbons Baldwin’s ...

As you approach New Haven, on the right you’ll pass “Composition in Black and Brown,” a billboard by the artist Ken Gonzales-Day collaging his photographs of 18th-century marble busts from ...

New research has revealed the fascinating life story of a once anonymous Black boy in a grand 18th-century English portrait by French painter Jean-Baptiste van Loo. Recently uncovered documents ...

If you have outstanding debts, your creditor may instruct a bailiff (‘enforcement agent’) to help them get their money back. If you feel a bailiff has forced entry into your home, damaged your ...

Minor theft and, to a lesser extent, violent crime continued to be the main crimes committed in the 18th century. However, the start of the Industrial Revolution led to new crimes associated with ...