A historic Virginia farm where George Washington reportedly stayed during the Revolutionary War has been put on the market.

THE stream of writings upon American history has been flowing strongly for a century, until now the field is buried deep with monographs, documents, biographies, textbooks, and political or ...

The Vatican on Thursday formally repudiated the colonial-era "doctrine of discovery", used centuries ago to justify European conquests of Africa and the Americas, saying "it is not part of Catholic ...

In the rolling countryside of the northern Yucatán, a team of researchers has brought to light the story of Hunacti—a short-lived 16th-century mission town whose stone streets and Spanish-style church ...

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (AP) — Archaeologists in Virginia are uncovering one of colonial America’s most lavish displays of opulence: An ornamental garden where a wealthy politician and enslaved gardeners ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Image Credit: Shutterstock. Colonial America is more than a chapter in a textbook, it's a living, breathing world scattered across ...

Did the massive scale of death in the Americas following colonial contact in the 1500s affect atmospheric CO 2 levels? That’s a question scientists have debated over the last 30 years, ever since they ...

Beginning on Juneteenth, a restored Virginia schoolhouse where enslaved and free Black students were taught to read is on view in Colonial Williamsburg. WHY WE’RE HERE We’re exploring how America ...

Wendy Red Star, “Spring – Four Seasons” (2006) (© Wendy Red Star, courtesy the artist; collection of the Newark Museum of Art) A Kind of Paradise, on view at Museum Rietberg in Zurich, brings together ...

Dr Kwabena Nyarko Otoo, says Ghana’s persistent low wages can be traced to wage practices introduced during the colonial era.