The aim was to enable Cicci's family to join the nobility, which he actually succeeded in doing. "This 18th century forgery by an Italian counterfeiter almost led historians down the wrong track ...

The demise of the Old Polish outfit began toward the end of the 18th century, when Poland was partitioned by Russia, Prussia and Austro-Hungary. At the time, French fashion was becoming more and more ...

Poverty was a popular subject for artists in 18th century Italy ... to individual personality as was seen in portraits of nobility. The circumstances of their creation remain mysterious today ...

Throughout the 18th century, France faced a mounting economic ... By 1789 France was broke. The nobility refused to pay more taxes, and the peasants simply couldn't. Even the opulent King Louis ...

Zhemgang—Located in the remote hamlet of Bjoka, one and half hour from the sleepy town of Panbang in Zhemgang Dzongkhag, the 18th century mansion of Bjoka Khoche (nobility) has weathered the vagaries ...