Electoral corruption was rampant in the young democracies of 19th-century Europe. To obtain a competitive advantage, politicians would often buy votes and enlist mayors or policemen to mobilize or ...

In the 19th century, preserved bodies were not only ceremonially unveiled; owning one became a status symbol. “It would be ...

DENVER (CBS4) - The Denver Art Museum will place 85 artworks in new galleries beginning Sunday as part of The 19th Century in European Art on display for visitors to see in its permanent collection.

Conventional wisdom tells us the liberal democracies are the most peace-loving nations. But the record tells us something ...

The 19th Century Paintings department sells a rich and diverse range of paintings by the leading British and European artists of the 19th and early 20th centuries. The department holds four sales a ...

This exhibition features outstanding nineteenth-century paintings and sculptures from the Museum’s permanent collection. Gifts of major art collections by James Bowdoin III in 1811 and Harriet Sarah ...

European medicinal leeches were famous for their popular purpose: treatment for everything from cancer to mental illness. But the high demand left them endangered—still today. Bloodletting ...

What began in a market in Wuhan, China, has spread as far afield as the Faroe Islands, and in response, a practice that began in a medieval republic on the Adriatic Sea is now official policy across ...

I have to pick a topic pertaining to 19th century Europe and write a 12 page research paper on it.<BR><BR>Simple enough, except I have no idea what the hell to pick.<BR><BR>I was going to do the ...