The world map we know today owes its shape to the daring exploits of explorers who ventured into uncharted territories, ...

Alex Clausen is a map dealer. And although that ... The chart is the only complete 14th century portolan known to exist outside Europe. Although not the oldest portolan in existence, it is ...

The journeys of 15th- and 16th-century European explorers are depicted on Cantino’s map including Vasco da Gama’s first voyage in search of a sea route to India (1497-99) and the “discovery ...

In the late 18th century, Poland disappeared from the political map of Europe and didn’t return until over a century later. But is the map the territory? Where was Poland when it wasn’t there? Culture ...

Every September, millions of tourists flock to Munich for Oktoberfest. However, the true centre of German beer culture lies ...

Usually made out of iron, these metal gloves, which were used to protect a person's hands and wrists, were invented in the early 14th century, when European soldiers and knights upgraded from ...

Your donation makes it possible for us to keep doing this important work, keeping you informed every step of the way to the November election A rare 14th-century ornate Hebrew Bible written during ...

and the arts across Europe. The Renaissance period is usually seen as being from the 14th to 17th Century. New translations of important texts from Ancient Rome and Ancient Greece provided fresh ...

At least four people died and thousands of homes were damaged by flooding in eastern Romania on Saturday, officials said, as ...

Usually made out of iron, these metal gloves, which were used to protect a person's hands and wrists, were invented in the early 14th century, when European soldiers and knights upgraded from chain ...