Clinton’s story feels like something straight out of the old Western novels that were so popular half a century ago ... American gold miners in Korea in the late 19th and early 20th centuries ...

to conquer China and Korea. But these and other periods of conflict were exceptions to an amicable norm. Indeed, for almost 300 years between 1600 and the late 19th century there was undisturbed peace ...

In traditional Korean society, women's roles were confined to the home ... The situation began to change with the opening of the country to the outside world during the late 19th century. During this ...

First Encounter showcases the works of late 19th-century Korean genre painter Kim Jungeun (artist name Gisan) and related objects from the ROM’s Korean collection. The best-known and most prolific ...

By the mid-19th century, the western powers had forced the Qing dynasty ... In 1897, Joseon changed its name to the Korean Empire (Daehan Jeguk) and pushed ahead with reforms and an open-door policy, ...