While the famous Russian violinist’s immaculate playing didn’t touch the heart, the Royal Philharmonic rose to the challenge sumptuously ...

Speaking in Germany, the Pope quoted a 14th Century Christian emperor who said the Prophet Muhammad had brought the world only "evil and inhuman" things.

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There’s something endlessly exciting about the dance floor, where people meet, mingle, and sometimes show off in social dances like the tango, foxtrot, or jitterbug. Although ballrooms were once ...

A handyman was left in utter shock after discovering a cache of antique padlocks, potentially worth a small fortune, inside an 18th-century house he inherited. Michael Hamson, 79, came across the ...

Few of the ordinary citizens of Europe born in the 1920s lived their lives entirely untouched by the tumultuous events of the mid-century period ... of this fascinating study by the distinguished ...

Under the floorboards of the U.S. Capitol lie hidden staircases and passageways left over from the iconic building's original construction in the 18th century, a viral video posted by Republican ...

1.This 18th century fire alarm that you'd need to hit with a hammer to alert the village of a fire: ...

Germany's Black community faced marginalization and persecution under Nazi rule, enduring racist policies, forced sterilizations, and loss of opportunities. Historians and activists are working to ...

The original dandy—most famously embodied by figures like Beau Brummell in 18th-century Britain—was a man whose primary purpose was to stand out by being impeccably groomed and dressed.

Here, we debunk seven myths about the Vikings. This idea can be traced to the 19th-century German artist Carl Emil Doepler, who portrayed Germanic gods like Wotan (Odin) wearing winged helmets in ...

When used together, the New York museum’s print catalogue and supplementary website on their 18th-century French works make an excellent initial resource but offer little new information ...