In a society unmoored from traditional institutions, many men turn to self-styled gurus to answer the ancient question: What ...

Shake off the cobwebs and give your brain a workout with this 19th Century test ... As well as traditional subjects like maths, history and English, students were also tested on land and marine ...

But in the 18th century, society "encouraged young people to select their marriage partners based on their romantic attachments," said the National Women's History Museum. This represented a ...