He helped negotiate the Treaty of Ghent that brought the War of 1812 to an end, and led the passage of the Missouri Compromise that averted a national crisis over slavery. Later, he played a key ...

Under the terms of the Treaty of Ghent, which ended the War of 1812, the defeated British had left it to the Americans to deal with England’s former allies, the Indians. Abandoned by the British ...

Although nobody gained from the Treaty of Ghent, it is important to note that (with the exception of the later betrayals suffered by the Native American tribes) nothing was lost either.

And Canada seemed an easy target. It had a population of only 500,000, while the U.S. was home to 7.5 million, and Britain was busy battling France. Many Americans thought they'd be welcomed as ...

This end date corresponds to the defeat of British naval forces at the Battle of New Orleans and the ratification of the Treaty of Ghent by Congress. These events brought a close to the War of 1812, ...

The National Gallery has acquired an early 16th-century Northern Renaissance altarpiece with the Virgin and Child at its ...

The National Gallery has secured a breathtaking yet enigmatic early 16th-century Northern Renaissance altarpiece, ...

The Treaty of Ghent, which ended the war, had been signed across the Atlantic Ocean on Christmas Eve 1814, a couple of weeks before the great American victory took place. News kind of traveled ...

With the Virgin and Child at its centre, this painting also depicts two saints, two playful angels, a bawdy scene with a ...