Everett pulls off a masterly linguistic confection, in which enslaved people use Black English only as a wary affectation.

While the origins of the cross as a kiss are still debated, the answer likely lies in the letters of working-class lovers ...

The centuries-old tradition of wassailing is making a comeback in rural England, with rituals and revelry meant to chase away evil spirits and the winter blues.

The equal rulers returned England to Protestant rule and began a new era of royal leadership defined by parliamentary oversight ...