Scientists have shown that an obsidian hand-mirror once owned by the Renaissance polymath John Dee has Aztec origins, thus confirming a longstanding mystery. John Dee was quite the character. Born in ...

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Conservation work that began 20 years ago on a giant set of 16th-century tapestries is almost complete: 12 down – as the most recently cleaned and repaired panel goes back on the wall at England’s ...

Researchers at Lancaster University have examined the skeletal remains of the 16th-century English warship Mary Rose. The team particularly studied the clavicle bone (collar bone) in the skeletal ...

HAMMOND — If your plans call for a trip back in time to the Renaissance festival, be sure to order your ticket online and don't forget your mask. For 20 years, the Renaissance Festival has been a ...

The remains of a 16th century vessel were found off the coast of England, researchers said. Photo from Wessex Archaeology The remains of a rare 16th-century vessel were unexpectedly unearthed along ...

You might think a concert of 16th-century English church music, in Latin — with a few pieces barely tipping into the 17th century — too esoteric to attract much of a crowd. But on international tours ...

Not only is this Grade II-listed house in the Cotswolds incredibly charming, but it’s also fit for an actual king. Known as The Old Manor House, the 500-year-old property in Baunton is believed to be ...