The colonial victory against the British in the American Revolutionary War was far from a predetermined outcome. In addition ...

As the British pushed deeper into North America, they ended up giving Indians concessions that colonists would not tolerate.

The American Philosophical Society's new exhibit for the 250th birthday of America documents daily life in Philadelphia ...

We have rough ideas of where they were, and they show up on historic maps ... periods of Spanish, British, and American occupation. But finds from the British colonial era are especially rare ...

Blame the Patriots more than the cunning Dunmore. Norfolk native Andrew Lawler’s latest book is a lively gathering of research into area’s importance to the Revolution.

Despite becoming the mouthpiece for the Trump administration’s unprecedented hostility towards their European allies, ...

Centuries-old buildings and a massive stone fort in St. Augustine, Florida, serve as enduring reminders of Spain’s long history in the region, predating the United States by generations. At such a ...

When the British took control of Florida in 1763, St. Augustine already had extensive Spanish-built defenses, but British officers were concerned about an attack from a nearby river and ordered the ...

A rare glimpse into American history has been unearthed: a never-before-seen British military outpost has surfaced on the Florida coast. Archaeologists in St. Augustine on the Northeast coast of ...

For such a fabled journey, you might think Paul Revere’s route would be lined with reminders of his epic dash.

MICHAEL BECKLEY is Associate Professor of Political Science at Tufts University, a Nonresident Senior Fellow at the American ...

Nova Scotia’s cultural landscape is as diverse as its coastline, shaped by Mi'kmaq, French Acadian and African Nova Scotian ...