HISTORYFor several centuries - especially from the 16th to the early 20th century - Europe’s royal families were deeply ...

Generations of Germans believe Frederick the Great brought the beloved potato to Germany. The legend is this: King Frederick ...

In 1500s Europe, masks were fashionable—and scandalous. Fingers started wagging when 16th-century European women began wearing masks to protect their skin and hide their identities.

Think again Tycho Brahe, whose statue overlooks the Østervold Observatory in Denmark, was a key figure in the Scientific Revolution in 16th-century Europe. A new book explores the cultural and ...

A team of computer scientists, astronomers and historians in Berlin has used machine-learning applications to learn more about the evolutionary history of European astronomical thought in the 15th ...

Embalming, once thought to be exclusive to ancient Egypt or South America, has now been identified in Europe. Recent study of the crypts found at Château des Milandes in Castelnaud-la-Chapelle ...

Filmmaker Fred Kudjo Kuwornu brings his documentary We Were Here: The Untold History of Black Africans in Renaissance Europe to UC Santa Barbara’s MultiCultural Center as part of the Cup of Culture ...

While monarchies reigned in 16th-century Europe, painters and dramatists began portraying the middle-class home with unusual “seriousness and sympathy,” says Richard Helgerson, a professor of ...

Officials recently unveiled the deepest-recorded shipwreck in French waters, complete with a remarkably well-preserved cargo ...

French officials recently announced the discovery of Camarat 4, the deepest shipwreck ever found in French waters. The site includes 16th-century Italian ceramics with Christian symbols.

The Arizona Renaissance Festival, a 37-year tradition, recreates a 16th-century European village in the Arizona desert. Visitors can enjoy a variety of entertainment, including jousting knights ...