“An Enemy of the People,” Henrik Ibsen’s 1882 play about a doctor-turned-whistle-blower, is never out of season. But it would be challenging to find a 19th century drama that speaks as ...

The second half of the 19th century was a particularly interesting time to imagine Mars. This was a period during which the ...

What stands out most about the book I'm carrying under my arm, as I meander through the exhibits at the National Maritime ...

A band of pioneering Western photographers sought to capture China’s landscapes, cities and people, captivating audiences back home and sparking a homegrown photography movement in the process.

In 19th-Century Gibraltar, ... Over the course of just four months in 1804, yellow fever claimed the lives of more than 2,200 people in Gibraltar, ...

In the 19th century Comstock was like, “I'm going to use surveillance, and I'll use this brand-new position in the postal service to police what I call obscenity.” ...

Greta Thunberg has a 19th-century doppelganger, so naturally people think she’s a time traveler By Scottie Andrew , CNN 2 minute read ...

Arabbing, the centuries-old Baltimore tradition of selling items out of a horse-drawn wagon, persists today despite being on ...

We’ll send you a myFT Daily Digest email rounding up the latest Letter news every morning. Sir, Robin Harding asserts that “the number of living people who witnessed the 19th century has ...

Revisiting a 19th century medical idea could help address covid-19. When germ theory displaced the idea of “miasmas” we lost important knowledge about tackling airborne disease.

- Until the 19th century most people looked at ice - as just an unpleasant part of winter, - so the less to do with it, the better. - So the perception had to be changed - and it had to be changed ...