Greek Reporter

17th Century Historic Shipwreck Discovered in England

A section of a 17th-century historic shipwreck has surfaced on England’s southern coast after Storm Chandra shifted sand along a Dorset beach. The wooden remains appeared at Studland Bay on Jan. 28.
Yahoo

Hoard of 17th-century coins hidden during English Civil War unearthed during kitchen renovation

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Gold coin. A family in England discovered nearly 400-year-old buried treasure during a recent home renovation project. The find ...
Yahoo

A Couple Renovated Their Kitchen—and Stumbled Upon Buried Treasure From the 17th Century

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The renovation of a 17 th century long-house in England unearthed roughly 100 coins from during the first English Civil War. The ...
Artnet

Who Was the Black Figure in This 17th-Century Portrait? A Rare Letter Holds Answers

A 17th-century British portrait featuring an identified Black subject is shedding new light on the lives of enslaved attendants in aristocratic households thanks to the rediscovery of a letter written ...
WTSP

Archaeologists identify boat wreckage in Florida Keys as 17th century British warship

KEY WEST, Fla. — A wrecked seagoing vessel discovered decades ago off the Florida Keys has recently been identified as a British warship that sank in the 18th century. National Park Service ...
Daily Mail

When girls married aged 12 and became the property of their husbands: Rare book lays out the 'rights' of women in 17th century Britain

An incredibly rare book that laid out women's rights 400 years ago has sold for thousands of pounds. The landmark legal tome, titled The Lawes Resolutions Of Women's Rights, gives an extraordinary ...
CNN

‘Extremely rare’ 17th-century painting of Black woman with White companion placed under export bar from UK

A 17th-century painting showing a Black woman with her White companion has been placed under a temporary export bar to reduce the risk of the artwork leaving the United Kingdom. The anonymous painting ...
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Britain began industrializing in the 17th century – over a 100 years earlier than history books claim

An example of a probate inventory from England in the late 17th century. This is the inventory of John Booth, a victualler (supplier of food and alcohol) from Macclesfield in the county of Cheshire, ...
Essence

This ‘Extremely Rare’ 17th-Century British Artwork Of A Black Woman Is Sparking An Export Ban, Debate On Race And Gender

The United Kingdom has temporarily barred a 17th-Century painting of a Black woman coupled with a white woman from leaving the country in hopes to grant enough time for any British buyer to purchase ...
Artnet

The U.K. Has Barred a Rare 17th-Century Portrait of an Upper-Class Black Sitter From Export to Give Museums the Chance to Buy It

The U.K. government has temporarily stopped a 17th-century portrait depicting a Black subject from leaving the country in order to buy time for institutions to raise funds to acquire the rare painting ...
Los Angeles Times

Wreck of 17th century warship that carried future King James II found off England

LONDON — Explorers and historians are telling the world about the discovery of the wreck of a royal warship that sank in 1682 while carrying a future king of England, Ireland and Scotland. The HMS ...