Schwarzman has allegedly adopted a direct approach to building his collection, making private offers without seeking export ...

Executions continued to be carried out publicly in the 18th century, mostly outside Newgate Prison in London. After 1783, a swifter method of execution was used, with the removal of a platform ...

Highwaymen increased in number in the early 18th century. They targeted stagecoaches ... Black Bess, from London to York in record time to provide himself with an alibi for a crime.

Private equity chief spends millions on 18th century society portraits by Joshua Reynolds and Thomas Gainsborough ...