However, new evidence now suggests The Mound in Edinburgh was created with meticulous planning and organisation. The Mound, which connects Edinburgh’s New and Old Towns, is known to have been ...

A 19th century Edinburgh murderer who killed a widow with a garden spade has been unmasked using special forensic techniques - nearly two centuries after he was hanged. The face of John Howison ...

When visiting Edinburgh, first-time travelers will be able to easily differentiate between Old Town and New Town. New Town's planned streets, squares and public greens occupy Edinburgh's northern ...

The Royal Botanic Garden's collection is considered the world's richest assemblage of rhododendrons, and it has been a major center for study since the late 19th century. After you've visited ...

A well found at the site will be filled and covered over Archaeologists have found evidence of a slaughterhouse and well dating back to the 19th Century at a city centre site in Edinburgh.

At the beginning of the 19th century, very few people in Africa were practising Christians, apart from Ethiopians, Coptic Egyptians and people living in the remnants of the Kongolese Empire ...

This trend was augmented by the Industrial Revolution and the growth of the middle class in the 19th century, which enabled young men to select a spouse and pay for a wedding, regardless of ...

Over the course of the second half of the nineteenth century, the requisites for the advancement of surgery began to fall into place. Among these was the need for adequate anesthesia ...

At the beginning of the 19th century, though there had been some advances in medical knowledge, scientists still did not understand what caused disease. However, the production of better quality ...

A vibrant, economic hub, Pointe-a-Pitre features streets dotted with colorful 19th-century buildings as well as busy markets ... World-class dining and a blossoming arts scene have put Dallas on the ...