The colonial victory against the British in the American Revolutionary War was far from a predetermined outcome. In addition ...

More important, they were to find the fabled Northwest Passage, a navigable route across the American continent that 17th-century Europeans ... probably with their hats. "Two days we were forced ...

Apparently executed during a late 17th century restoration of Cupid and Psyche, the forgotten works were in pristine condition and had been hidden for nearly two centuries. “My first feeling was ...

Visitors have been able to step into a reconstructed 17th-century Catholic church in Maryland for the first time – an opportunity over 320 years in the making. Historic St. Mary's City ...

Archaeologists recently uncovered a trove of artifacts from a 17th-century military camp in Germany. Some of the findings could help shed light on a mysterious gravesite at the camp. Photo from ...

The 17th century site at Lower Hazel in South Gloucestershire has been granted Grade II listed status by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport on the advice of Historic England. Dating from ...

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 ...

In a revealing new interview, singer Robbie Williams shared his unexpected health struggle, revealing that he was diagnosed with scurvy, referred to as a "17th-century pirate disease", after a ...