The museum had little opportunity to raise extra money to replace the $70,000 it lost, or 6% of the $1,160,000 installation ...

Two foreigners have been detained by police as part of an investigation into the suspected desecration of the royal tomb of ...

Anna Jagiellon’s story, set over four centuries ago, shows a woman could secure power through a vote, even in an era when ...

The villa, which dates to the 16th century, is perhaps best known for ... ascended to the papal throne. Passing through the trap door in the ceiling of the atrium to enter the newly discovered ...

When those from the lands of Europe, see England set up her throne behind ... believe the oracle has predicted the return on the 17th century plague in the words: 'A great pestilence from the ...

Henry, by Isle of Wight writer Joe Plumb, portrays the infamous Tudor king in a contemporary setting, far from the 16th-century throne rooms.

Ahead of the 2013 conclave to replace Pope Benedict XVI, Cardinal Angelo Scola of Milan was tipped to restore the papal hat ...

Like the other ceremonies and traditions that accompany the advent of a new pope, his newly chosen name will be imbued with ...

Even though archaeological and scientific tools have discovered much about these ancient civilizations, including facts about ...