Lady Jane Grey, a teenage pawn in the power struggles that plagued the Tudor court, ruled England for just nine days and was later executed for treason. Now, researchers believe they may have ...

Rare, problematic portrait of 19th-century enslaved man named Frederick sells to unknown buyer at New Orleans auction for ...

The Egyptian queen, shown here in a 19th-century engraving, sneaked back from exile and surprised Julius Caesar. Granger Collection, New York Cleopatra VII ruled Egypt for 21 years a generation ...

William Matthew Prior, a white abolitionist, painted both Nancy Lawson and her husband, William, as well as a few other African Americans. “Skin may differ, but affection dwells in white and ...

LONDON (AP) — A painting that has gone on public display Friday could be the only portrait of England’s shortest-reigning queen, Lady Jane Grey, painted during her lifetime, according to the ...