Donkeys entered Namibia’s central north relatively late, and only became common in the 1920s and 1930s. Their presence across ...

Nestled among the scenic byways of the Iowa River lie seven villages where the past merges peacefully with the present. Founded in 1855 by members of the Die Gemeinde der wahren Inspiration — ...

Alexey Pivovarov's 2025 YouTube documentary From Slaves to Bond evolved from a single incident into a wider examination of the British Empire, exploitation and historical accountability, issues that ...

With each passing year, the crucial role played by post-Emancipation freedom colonies in Texas history becomes clearer. In our state, these independent communities of landowning people who had been ...

In the year 1750, the prosperous Oyster Bay merchant Samuel Townsend sent out his sloop Solomon under Capt. John Jones on a voyage to the Virgin Islands. The single-masted ship was loaded with cargo: ...

AMANA COLONIES — How many times have you said you were going to the Amanas, or the Amana Colonies? But did you really mean Amanas plural, or were you just going to the main colony that draws in ...

As the 17th century dawned in Europe, two powerful countries pushed west across the ocean on a search for new lands to exploit and settle. Their collision in the New World would decide the future of ...

New archaeological finds on the islands have revealed secrets about one of Britain’s first settlements in the Americas—and the surprising ways it changed the New World By Andrew Lawler Photographs by ...

While reading through 18th-century historical records, Colonial Williamsburg’s Gender and Sexuality Diversity Committee researcher Ren Tolson discovered something telling buried within the hundreds of ...

A world to take -- England stakes a claim -- the land they found -- Atlantic foothold -- Religious havens -- The people who came -- Competition for colonies -- Burdens and blessings -- The settlers ...