The Battle of Culloden marked the end of the Jacobite rising of 1745 and was the last pitched battle fought on British soil ...

The thick wool worn in the 1800s can make for a sweaty September. This year’s Colonial Market Days and Encampment in Lebanon were pushed back to October, so the fall breeze will keep reenactors cool.

Kevin Hicks from The History Squad demonstrates how to fire a matchlock musket at English Heritage's Bolsover Castle.

There is a solution to the ongoing controversy over replacing the state’s historic seal, flag and motto that critics have deemed racist. This is the seal that is composed of a Native American holding ...

The Taunton Muskets' playoff dreams ended with a 4-2 defeat against the East London Latin Boys. The Muskets, who entered the British Baseball Federation Double-A playoffs as the lowest seed, were ...

Three days before Alamo historian Raymond George Galasso used a musket to take his own life, the nonprofit that runs the mission says it received a complaint about his conduct that led it to fire him.

The Taunton Muskets secured a double victory with mercy rule wins. Facing the Cornish Claycutters on Sunday, July 20, the Muskets triumphed 10-0 and 27-7. Despite summer downpours disrupting other ...

Archaeologists found the battlefield on private land a few miles away from Fort Ligonier in Pennsylvania. Jeff Kubina via Wikimedia Commons under CC BY-SA 2.0 Three decades before his election as the ...

The 1800s were a turning point in the history of firearms. As empires expanded and revolutions sparked around the globe, technological advancements in weaponry played a critical role in shaping ...

The UK must "actively prepare for the possibility of the UK coming under direct threat, potentially in a wartime scenario," the government has warned. In its national security strategy, it said the ...

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