The mechanical desk fad gradually died at the beginning of the 19th century. By the middle of the 19th century desk mechanisms were mostly simple affairs meant to extract or retract sliders or ...

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returning to a simpler style inspired by classical antiquity. It was only in the late 19th century that the style began to be critically reappraised once more.

It originated in Ayr in Scotland, a centre of muslin production, and became popular in the early 19th century when simple muslin dresses were fashionable. This simple cutwork style is characterised by ...

In 1888 Amsterdam, a stubborn violin maker and his pharmacist cousin face hardship and tragedy as they oppose the powerful businessmen who plan to force him from his house and erect a luxurious new ...

An ivy-shrouded and 'incredibly spacious' 19th century farmhouse has been discovered by an urban explorer - who was left baffled at how the stunning building had been completely abandoned to nature.

19th-century astronomers went beyond cataloguing the skies to understanding their composition and predicting what could not be seen. Where 18th century astronomy could be characterised by precise ...

It’s easy to look at the rich and powerful of the 20th century; the Murdochs, the Buffetts, the Waltons and wonder at their wealth and influence. The truth is though that the tycoons of the 20th ...

In the 19th century, the desire for criminals to suffer began to be replaced with the belief that punishment should help criminals to move away from a life of crime. However, the idea of using ...

Meanwhile, with the development of the railways in the 19th century, travelling became common and egalitarian, and those curious about the world ventured further and further afield, gaining new ...