If avoiding a repeat of the excesses of the French revolution is an important goal, we need a thorough understanding of its ...

The estate, which has hosted several prominent figures from the British and international elite of the 20th century, can be ...

Southwestern Pennsylvania’s links that bind the region to key Revolutionary War-era figures and moments run deep and strong.

Why did La Marseillaise become France's national anthem? Who wrote it, in what era, and under what circumstances is it sung today? Discover the fascinating history of this revolutionary anthem, as ...

COMMENTARY: What were some of the events and trends that preoccupied leading Catholic statesmen and churchmen in that notable ...

US Independence Day was never the simple morality tale Americans often tell themselves. Under Donald Trump the debate over ...

Victor Davis Hanson: There are 17 other ones that followed, and they’re very hard to pass. You need a two-thirds vote of ...

American exceptionalism has always had an absurd and self-serving character to it. But any pretense justifying it has ...

We all know the names Fort Duquesne and Fort Pitt. Even if you're not a history buff, the bridges, tunnels and landmarks that ...

When American revolutionaries declared independence from Britain 250 years ago, they struck a blow against empire and ...

Before Louisiana officially joined the United States, some New Orleans Ursulines had questions about whether they could keep their convent, historian Christopher Wiseman explains. So they took their ...

During the Revolutionary War, the fighting wasn’t just by armies. In Monmouth (which includes present-day Ocean County) it ...