Christmas Games: Snapdragon
By Robert Chambers Continue reading Christmas Games: Snapdragon
Tag: 18th Century
Recollection of Tamar, My Sister
By Rachel Kirk Price Continue reading Recollection of Tamar, My Sister
Abortion has been common in the US since the 18th century – and debate over it started soon after
A Description of a City Shower
By Jonathan Swift Continue reading A Description of a City Shower
Making sugar, making ‘coolies’: Chinese laborers toiled alongside Black workers on 19th-century Louisiana plantations
Washington’s perilous Christmas night crossing of the Delaware: Health hazards worse than war
Mozart
By Robert Chambers. Continue reading Mozart
How Gothic Buildings Became Associated with Halloween and the Supernatural
By Peter Lindfield, University of Stirling Continue reading How Gothic Buildings Became Associated with Halloween and the Supernatural
The Macaronis
By Robert Chambers Continue reading The Macaronis
Mary Ball Washington, George’s single mother, often gets overlooked — but she’s well worth saluting
By Martha Saxton, Amherst College Continue reading Mary Ball Washington, George’s single mother, often gets overlooked — but she’s well worth saluting