What’s going to keep a clock running for a century, unattended? Well, whatever’s running it will have to sip power, and it’s going to need a power source that will last a long time.

However, it wasn't until the 13th century ... 17th century that modern science was really born, and the world began to be examined more closely, using instruments such as the telescope, microscope ...

But the industry as we understand it today really has its origins in the second half of the 19th century. Whilst the scientific revolution of the 17th century had spread ideas of rationalism and ...

A witchcraft trial in England, 17th century. A suspected witch is lowered into the water to find out whether she would survive. If she did, she would be regarded as a witch. Witchcraft was a ...

They say the racket at Hill House – which is officially registered as a residential property - can be heard up to a mile away from the 17th century property. The venue is popular for stag dos ...

Oberlin College Libraries will present two opportunities to discover  phantasmagoria, a form of horror theatre using magic ...

As the summer comes to an end, artists are busy working around the clock ... O'Lantern Blaze started out in 2004 as a way to save the Van Cortlandt Manor, which dates back to the 17th century ...

Its Armada Bar was inspired by the captain’s quarters in a Spanish Armada galleon with 17th-century oak balks, gas-style lanterns ... a long case clock, a baby grand piano, grand tapestries ...

We ranked the best hotels in Istanbul, Turkey, based on our first-hand experience, editor-loved properties, and T+L award ...

This fragment of a gold lock ring from 1000-800 BC was found in a field at Holt in Wrexham A medieval gold ring, 17th Century silver coins and the fragment of a Bronze Age ring found in north ...

In the late 17th ... Wilson a century ago (“Wilson’s Fifty” they were known as, though Nymans has only tracked down about 30 so far). Late in spring, the long wisteria pergola comes into bloom, the ...

The winners of the 17th annual iPhone Photography Awards have been announced, and the deadline of next year’s competition has been set. All photos were shot on iPhone or iPad, and the rules ...