John Milton is widely considered to be one of the greatest English poets who ever lived—just ask such luminaries as John Dryden, Alexander Pope, Samuel Jonson, and Voltaire, who once declared, "Milton ...

A 16th-century Roman palazzo in the heart of the ancient city is now for sale, asking €13.4 million (US$14.3 million). The historic Palazzo Berardi is in the city center, off the quiet Piazza della ...

Lyndal Roper’s "Summer of Fire and Blood" is a profound and riveting exploration of one of the most tumultuous uprisings in early modern Europe. Published in February 2025, it offers one of the most ...

ALLENTOWN, Pa. - Inside the Allentown Art Museum hangs a 16th-century painting, with a history perhaps finally settled. "Is it going to be hard to say goodbye," I asked museum CEO Max Weintraub.

Swedish archaeologists are studying a rare discovery from a 16th-century shipwreck near Stockholm, hoping it will shed light on the history of trade and industry in the Baltic region and Sweden during ...

The Coastal Discovery Museum’s upcoming exhibit will highlight the untold story of Santa Elena, the first European Colonial Capital in North America. Sponsored Content by Along the gentle tidal creeks ...

Born around 1500, Malinche learned Nahuatl and the now near-disappeared Oluteco, growing up south of the Gulf of Mexico. The Aztecs sold her as a slave to a Mayan people who later gave her and other ...