Both the 18th-Century cannon at Etal Castle and their carriages require remedial work For centuries cannon have protected England's coast from attack, but now they face a threat from one of the ...

Predator of the Seas, by Stephen Taylor, tells the fascinating history of the Navy’s abolitionist battles through one ...

Nelson's Caribbean Hellhole: An 18th-Century Navy Graveyard Uncovered Sam Willis explores how the Caribbean sugar islands were a kind of hell in Nelson's time. BBC Four ...

The Bocarro Cannon are little known Macao masterpieces ... The neighbourhood’s name comes from the 18th-century use of the site – lime kilns that burned coral and shells to produce lime ...

Minor theft and, to a lesser extent, violent crime continued to be the main crimes committed in the 18th century. However, the start of the Industrial Revolution led to new crimes associated with ...

Defining the most beautiful ship is highly subjective as beauty lies in the eye of the beholder. But, there is one that is acclaimed as such.

1400s - The matchlock gun appears. Before the matchlock ... In the second half of the 18th century, musket design branched out. This period produced a number of single-purpose firearms.

John the Painter, AKA John Aitken, was an 18th century radical aiming to aid the American revolutionaries. He started a fire ...

Insights There is $17 billion buried off the coast of Colombia.  The San Jose sank after being fired upon by a British vessel ...

Wreck divers recently discovered a pirate ship armed with cannons, guns ... as a testament to the ship's violent exploits in the 18th century.

President Joe Biden on Thursday yelled that Democrats 'are the ones funding cops', referred to Kamala Harris as 'boss' and called J.D Vance 'Secretary' at a White House event about gun violence.

adjoining the palace some of the locals informed me that the cannon is possessed (pagal) and has been known to fire ...