In the aftermath of the American Civil War, a grieving nation turned towards spiritualism in the hope of seeing the dead once ...

There have been many examples of pointed hats in history, but it remains unclear how any of them became a must-wear for the ...

From ritual parades to blood-soaked duels, explore a single day in the life (and death) of the most brutal entertainment in ...

Explore how modern Britons sought signs of divine order in a collapsing world – from searching snails’ shells to eating moles ...