The American Revolution was at once a war for independence, a civil war, and a world war. It impacted millions – from Canada to the Caribbean and beyond. Few escaped its violence.

It was the most prosaic of equipment for the grandest of heists: a ladder, propped right under the noses of French guards. The thieves exited as they entered, through a window, fleeing with nearly all ...

Seeking a mandate from the French people for his policies, Louis XVI convened the Estates General. Events soon outran the ...

To class-obsessed British traditionalists at the turn of 1800, the painting was a spectacular metaphor for the shining evil ...