A team of Australian maritime archaeologists believe they have located the long-lost wreck of the Dutch frigate Koning Willem de Tweede (King Willem the Second), which sank in 1857 off the coast of ...

Alabama Since 1895, the Alabama state flag has been a crimson St. Andrew’s cross on a rectangular field of white. The design was likely intended to “preserve in permanent form some of the more ...

You will see an old chimney stack, the remains of the 18th century Castle Wary lead and silver mine and the Anson Memorial, a stone cross commemorating the loss of the 44-gun frigate Anson wrecked ...

ITALY: John and Angelo Zorn from Novato spent three nights at Astapiana Villa Giusso, a 17th-century monastery overlooking the Sorrento peninsula and Bay of Naples. Now a sprawling estate with ...

Baroque guitars, theorbo and archlute join forces with voice, cornetto, recorder and percussion, in a rich sampler of 17th-century Italian music. Taking its name from a villanella by Giovanni ...

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 ...

Kings and Generals Why Were Things So Terrible In the 17th Century Posted: April 24, 2025 | Last updated: April 24, 2025 Kings and Generals animated historical documentary series on early modern ...

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 ...

The katakle, a three-legged stool, dates back to the Kingdom of Dahomey, which was founded in the 17th century off the coast of modern-day Benin. "This is the epilogue, and we are now looking ahead to ...