Last year, Leroy restaurant in Shoreditch closed after seven years, with the restaurant having won and lost a Michelin star ...

In the 16th century, the dukes of Savoy struggled to maintain the independence of their territories, coveted by the rival European powers. After his father lost the duchy to France and Spain ...

The plan was initially conceived by the Duke of Savoy, Emmanuel-Philibert, when he transferred the capital of his Duchy to Turin. His successor, Charles-Emmanuel I, and his wife developed and ...

Capital of the northern Italian region of Piedmont, Turin was part of the Duchy of Savoy, which covered the borderlands between Italy, France, and Switzerland. When Italy became a unified country ...