During the 18th century, approximately 60,000 convicts were shipped from England to America and sold as indentured servants in the colonies. Today, a museum in Maryland remembers them.

In the 18th century, the economy of Great Britain was flourishing and many families were becoming prosperous. At around the same time, the painting genre of “conversation pieces” was created.

A couple captured footage of what they think could be the ghost of a female servant from the 18th century. Danielle Hyde, 21, and Savanna Brown, 23, unintentionally filmed what appears to be a ...

Figure of 18th-century servant spotted in the home of vaccine inventor Edward Jenner. By DAILY MAIL REPORTER Updated: 12:28 EDT, 19 May 2009 . e-mail; View comments.

Houston's Alley Theatre gives 18th-century classic a fresh treatment By Chris Gray , Gulf Coast Reporter Updated June 14, 2023 9:36 a.m. "The Servant of Two Masters" opens at the Alley Theater on ...

Art History This 18th-Century Painting Could Rewrite Black History in Britain. New research brings to light the life of James Cumberlidge, a servant who became a trumpeter for King George III.

Toward the end of the 18th century, servants were so numerous and idle in upper-class houses that they became a grievous social problem. House guests and even dinner guests were cadged mercilessly ...