For over a century, rumors about Queen Victoria's affair with her servant John Brown have persisted. Now a historian says she ...

Abolitionist John Brown wasn't born in Kansas, but made his mark during the Bleeding Kansas era before the Civil War. Today, 165 years after his execution, Brown's violent acts and influence are ...

May 09, 2025 — A statue of John Brown, the abolitionist and insurrectionist, sits alongside his grave at the John Brown Farm Historic Site outside Lake Placid. Photo by David Escobar.

An etching of John Brown’s funeral appeared in the Dec. 24, 1859 edition of the New York Illustrated News. Image from Wikimedia Commons Joshua Young had a train to catch.