Once viewed as a precious item of mysterious origin, the seed of the coco do mer palm, though better understood today, remains a rare and valuable commodity.

The trial and execution of Charles I irrevocably sundered the tradition of a divine, anointed king.

Jonathan Edwards’s sermon reflects the complicated religious culture of eighteenth-century America, influenced not just by Calvinism, but Newtonian physics as well.

The failed campaign to put Lady Arbella Stuart in the line of succession began with a matchmaking scheme between her two grandmothers.

Prodigies, or monsters, were opaque and flexible symbols that signaled that God was sending some message.

Lifecasting was the renaissance art of making sculptures using molds taken from real-life plants and animals.

Since the 16th century, anonymous authors have been posting provocative political messages on or near these Roman statues.

How noble lords and ladies, terrified of poison, unknowingly poisoned themselves on a daily basis.