The samurai were a preeminent class defending Japan for centuries. But as the Tokugawa shogunate ushered in an era of ...

The Bridgerton British nobility was the theme for the 56th annual Frances J. Bright Woman’s Club (FJBWC) Debutante Cotillion ...

Cardinal Robert F. Prevost has selected the name Pope Leo XIV, an apparent nod to Pope Leo XIII, the father of Catholic ...

Once a favorite flower of nobility and fashionable society, by the mid-20th century the once-flourishing pansy had been diminished to “old-fashioned.” ...

The show at Kenwood House features 18 portraits of American heiresses who came over to the UK to marry into aristocracy—with ...

The motto of Daily Trust newspaper is ‘Truth is a burden’. Apparently, the founding fathers of the newspaper appreciated that ...

Heritage meets gumption at the Costume Institute’s big spring exhibition, where pathbreaking pieces join anonymous garments ...

Guest conductor Jonathon Heyward also led the orchestra in Beethoven’s “Emperor” Concerto, with Benjamin Grosvenor as soloist ...

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The Washington Post’s longtime book critic Michael Dirda took a break from reading, then delved into some favorites and new ...