The dutch in manhattan

Manhattan’s peaceful transition from Dutch to English rule

What’s in a Year: A Countryman’s Tale Through ...

Gin, witches, regicide, boats, nudists, an Egyptian curse, Spitfires, the invention of windsurfing and more writers and vineyards than you can shake a fishing rod at: this beloved English county has it all. Here are 13 stories you may never have heard about Hampshire

A cruise along the United States’ most famous river grants Tom Shepherd an authentic taste of the South and its historic towns

Ancient India gave the world its number system, anticipated Galileo’s heliocentric theory by a millennium and spread its culture from Egypt to Siberia–only to be almost entirely forgotten. It’s past time to restore it to its rightful place in history

THE Vikings may have an enduring reputation for destruction, but the Shetland Islands were made rich by the Scandinavian invaders. From the eighth century onwards, amid a period of numerous Norse inva