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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

Leo XIV, the first pope from the Augustinian order, becomes only the second Roman Pontiff from the Americas, following Pope ...

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

The last Italian pope died in 1978. Now, among the papal candidates ahead of next week’s conclave, there are several Italian ...

Ascending to the throne at just fourteen years of age ... Sepia Times//Getty Images A 16th century bronze coin depicting King Matthias Corvinus The excavation team suspected the skull had some ...

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