The Dutch "old mistress" was renowned in her own lifetime. But since her death 275 years ago, her legacy has been largely ...

You have to wonder whether history would have been kinder to James VI & I if he had ended up being beheaded. His mother, Mary ...

A new exhibition at the Toledo Museum of Art puts 17th-century artist phenom Rachel Ruysch back in the spotlight.

The heady days of James VI court have been captured in a new scent created for a major exhibition on the Stuart monarch who ...

A National Trust home with a renowned artwork collection in south Warwickshire will host a series of talks on art, design, ...

A facsimile of the 17th-century Dutch documents that Charles Gehring spent 50 years translating, showing the condition of ancient records damaged by floods, in battles, in leaky ship holds and ...

Scotland earned an 11-run victory over the West Indies in their opener despite four wickets and an unbeaten century for Matthews, to get its pursuit of a maiden Women’s Cricket World Cup appearance ...

Stockholm (AFP) – A Swedish museum has launched a massive four-year project to preserve the sagging hull of the Vasa, a majestic warship that sank nearly 400 years ago and is now one of Sweden's ...

Workers install a new metallic support structure around the 17th-century warship Vasa at the Vasa Museum in Stockholm. Since then, the ship, which is largely intact, has been exhibited at the ...

Robbie Williams has revealed he was diagnosed with scurvy after rapid weight loss caused by taking an appetite suppressant — describing the condition as a “17th-century pirate disease.” The ...

showing off the new structure around the 17th century warship. Due for completion in 2028, in time to mark the 400th anniversary of the shipwreck, the cost of the project is estimated at up to 17. ...