In 1694, a lovelorn inquirer wrote to The Athenian Mercury, a periodical published by the English printer John Dunton, with a ...

There are many great sword fights in the movies but many wouldn't happen in reality. Which films made sword fights the most ...

The display reunites the imposing 1626 “Portrait of Jean de Croy, Second Count of Soire” by Spanish artist Juan van der Hamen ...

The Detroit Institute of Arts is presenting a special exhibition that reunites, for the first time in more than two centuries, a portrait with the elaborate armor depicted within it.

Have you ever wondered what life was like during the 1500s or what Olympic medals looked like in the early 1900s? You will ...

It's a win-win, and it's why everything on iStock is only available royalty-free — including all 15th Century Style images and footage. What kinds of royalty-free files are available on iStock? How ...

Archaeologists recently uncovered a trove of artifacts from a 17th-century military camp in Germany. Some of the findings could help shed light on a mysterious gravesite at the camp. Photo from ...

One fortunate individual is set to become the owner of a 17th-century Cotswolds country house, valued at over £5 million, along with a cool £250,000 in cash. This comes as part of a new prize ...

A resurgence of yellow fever, a disease with origins in the 17th century, has prompted a South American nation to declare a national health emergency. Colombia has reported at least 34 fatalities ...

The pope praised Rembrandt's 17th-century painting, "The Return of the Prodigal Son," for how the painter depicted the young man with a shorn head, "like that of a penitent," but also like a child ...

Permanent steel cladding etched with impressions of an archaeologist’s detailed drawings has been installed on a 17th century defence structure in front of Southsea Castle. Did you know with a ...