There were few towns with more than 1,000 residents. There are only two "big" towns in England, Bristol and Norwich. Farming was how land was made rich; wealth was how it was made. What was the ...

One tarnished silver coin at a time, the ground is yielding new evidence that in the late 1600s, one of the world’s most ruthless pirates wandered the American colonies with impunity.

One tarnished silver coin at a time, the ground is yielding new evidence that in the late 1600s, one of the world's most ruthless pirates wandered the American colonies with impunity.