The decline of formal penmanship has no doubt pained old-fashioned letter writers everywhere, but it poses a particular ...

Classic Stage Company presents a new translation by Kathleen Tolan of Marivaux's 18th century comedy, The False Servant. Lust, avarice, and a helathy dose of cross-dressing are all on fine display ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

A sunken 18th-century boat has been discovered by chance near the majestic stone walls of Croatia’s medieval city of ...

By the 18th century, servants at country houses and inns expected these gifts from guests, and sources at the time complained of the cost. According to cultural historian Kerry Segrave in Tipping: ...

This recipe teaches you how to make Caraway buns topped with glaze, sugar, and caraway, served with butter. Perfect for a Jane Austen inspired breakfast with some hot chocolate!

“The Servant of Two Masters,” by Carlo Goldoni, Italy’s most prolific playwright in the 18th century. It is but one of 150 works that defined the commedia dell’arte tradition.

Archivists say that if you have Scottish ancestors there is a “very good chance” one of them is mentioned in the tax rolls.

Lessons From the 18th Century’s Donald Trump. 6 minute read. ... Lyon came to North America from Ireland as an indentured servant in 1764. During the War of Independence, ...

The Honorable Charles Hamilton, an 18th-century British aristocrat and member of Parliament, ... England, must be silent, never speaking to the servants who brought him his daily meals.