A fresh look at Drake’s voyages, dispelling the myths and uncovering some brutal truths.

The seafarer peoples of the past who mastered the oceans were crucial in laying the foundations upon which civilizations were ...

If you don't fancy a trip across the pond, enjoy all the beauty of the White Cliffs of Dover at this secluded Northern ...

an interpreter who accompanied Francis Drake on his circumnavigation of the globe, the enterprising silk weaver Reasonable Blackman and the trumpeters Anthonie Vause and John Blanke. But although he ...

Pope Francis, the 266th pope, died after a lengthy battle with double pneumonia and other health issues. Pope Francis, who was 88, addressed the faithful on Easter Sunday. In his final appearance ...

Pope Francis waving to attendees before a Mass in Cuba in 2015.Credit...Daniel Berehulak for The New York Times Supported by By The New York Times The life of Pope Francis, the first Latin ...

Vice President JD Vance met with Pope Francis the day before he died. Vance, who converted to Catholicism in 2019, took to social media to honor the late pope, who died at age 88 on April 21.

Pope Francis' death Monday at the age of 88 comes after the Catholic leader experienced a number of health issues in recent years. Francis died at 7:35 a.m. Monday at his residence, the Vatican said.

Pope Francis has died, the Vatican announced on Monday—after months of health ailments, including a bout of severe pneumonia—ending a more than decade-long reign where he pushed to make the ...