St John’s Wort has a long history rich in tradition, including medicinal practices that span over two thousand years...

The first stage of development of the English grammar started during the early 16th century William Bullokar wrote and published a book entitled “Pamphlet for Grammar” in 1586...

Human civilization the most developed civilization on earth and it is due to medicine and pharmaceutical manufacturing sciences...

The last century has witnessed tremendous development and industrialization that mankind has ever seen...

It is impossible to gauge for sure, but cocktails are said to date back to the 16th century, if not earlier...

The market town of Uxbridge, Hillingdon, in the county of Middlesex, is located in the west of London in what is now the London Borough of Hillingdon...

Do you think cheques are old-fashioned You might be right about their origins, but their function now is as important as it was in ancient history – and there’s a format to match every person’s taste...

Since ancient times turnouts have been a necessity and they refer to two different periods: the first period ranges between 4000 B...

Do you know that locksmithing may have been one of the oldest professions in the world It seems people had been fussing over security and privacy for, literally, thousands of years...

Cape Town presents an odd mix of historical buildings They are the result of the city’s historical role as the halfway point on the maritime trade route between Western Europe and the Far East, and of colonisation by the Dutch and then the British...

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century was initially called the Armageddon 2419 and the first character to be starred in the series of short stories was called Anthony Rogers...

Corsets have been worn by women from the 16th century, although references to a similar type of costume can be found even in ancient Greek and Roman civilizations...

Corsets have had a long, if somewhat torturous at times, fashion history and has, over the centuries emerged as an amazingly versatile piece of clothing...

Abstract paintings continue to grow in popularity, yet they have a long history that dates back to ancient civilizations...

Modern church architects go about things somewhat differently than our Christian ancestors who lived in the tenth century...

Pizza is one of the most popular food choices in the United States Indeed, pizza is popular in one form or another in many parts of the world...

The term ‘sword’ originates from the old English word ‘sweord’ Terms for this weapon are also found in Old High German Middle Dutch, Old Norse, Old Saxon, and other ancient languages...

Business card serves the purpose of advertisement, as well as an evidence of social obligations Its’ existence dates back to 15th century in China...

Having just returned from our first Celebrity Cruise aboard the Celebrity Century and I wanted to post a Celebrity Century review that hopefully others can benefit from it...

The International Art and Antiques Fair is held each year at the Olympia Exhibition Hall, Kensington, west London...

It is very difficult to trace a line back to the exact birth of the instrument we know as the guitar today, as there is a lot of myth and uncertainty surrounding its origins...

Milestones and Mileposts Aside from making our streets safer and aesthetically beautiful, street furniture are also good images that tell people the city’s history especially at the time these furniture were installed...

Pottery is a survivor If there is one thing that is found on an archeological dig, its pottery...

The ninja, also known as shinobi, was a mercenary agent of Japan during the feudal ages The ninjas specialized in unorthodox methods of warfare...

Recently Hollywood has jumped back on the ninja train and began making movies based on the ninja and it mysterious culture...

There is a huge difference on the necktie after the France Revolution French men still love to wear neckties; in fact, a necktie is considered an essential piece in a French man's wardrobe...

Italy is rich in archaeological sites where monuments have been found and other items that made it possible to document the history of our Peninsula from prehistory to the Roman period, passing through other eras such as the Paleolithic, the Neolithic, the Bronze Age the Iron Age, Etruscan period, that of Greek colonization in Southern Italy and Sicily (Magna Graecia), and other civilizations as well as local, such as nuragica, Latin and Samnite...

Mention the word Bath, in terms of a city, and almost everyone knows about it The question is how much do they know about it, and have they ever visited...

In the second half of the 14th century merchants introduced what was then commonly called "Saracen cards" into medieval Europe...

"Given to Monsieur and Madame four peters, two forms, value eight and a half moutons, where with to buy a pack of cards" - so reads an entry dated May 14, 1379 in the account books of Joanna, Duchess of Brabant...