A Brief History of the Jewelry Scandal That Ended Marie Antoinette
How the Affair of the Diamond Necklace changed history—and why 18th-century jewelry remains an eternal holy grail.
Northern lights: How the aurora borealis captivated 18th-century minds
Since May this year, the aurora borealis (northern lights), has at times been visible further south than usual over Britain, ...
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Sick of the 21st Century? These Artists Revive the 18th.
A cynical take would be that these remixes reduce history to a booklet of Mad Libs ... for her show at Gagosian Beverly Hills, she copied 18th-century likenesses of notable women, down to the ...