Venice used new art commissions to help its citizens understand the changing nature of power and quell public anxiety during ...

The Alentejo is home to one the best-preserved Roman remains in all of Portugal. Its architecture and history have fascinated visitors for thousands of years.

While traditional religious practices may be on the decline, pilgrimages — meditative, multi-day hikes — are experiencing a resurgence. Explore the routes that are offering new, mindful journeys in ...

It’s said to have won the world's first known wine competition during the 13th century rule of French King Philippe Augustus.

A map published by Earth System Science Data shows the dramatic decrease in forest-covered land in the United States since the 17th century. Before European settlement in the early 1600s ...

The 14th century fresco, which originally painted onto the walls of the church of St. Augustine, was removed from its original setting in 1916-26 and was transferred onto canvas. It is now part of the ...

The waterways from Cambridgeshire through Norfolk, were, during the 14th century, busy with boats and King’s Lynn was bustling with merchants from Norway, northern Germany, Holland, and Flanders ...

A group of amateur treasure hunters near Poland’s Osa River made a remarkable discovery, unearthing rare and well-preserved medieval military artifacts. The team, part of GRYF – Biskupieckie ...

Here are 10 valuable vintage maps that could be worth a small fortune — if you’re lucky enough to find them. A 16th-century map of the Americas by German cartographer Martin Waldseemueller ...

The project will enter production in Hungary later this year. Set in the 14th century, the narrative follows the members of a monastery who are forced to combat the plague. As the disease spreads, ...

14th-century art in Siena, Colum McCann's novel Twist Jessica Lange, Welsh National Opera's new joint leaders, artist Alison Watt Review: film Mickey 17, David Szalay’s novel Flesh, Get Millie ...

"What a beautiful name — and it's appropriate." In response, Sheinbaum sarcastically remarked that North America should be called "América Mexicana" — "Mexican America" — because a 17th-century map ...