Central America stretches precariously thin. Looking at it on a map, the isthmus linking Mexico to Colombia tapers ...

Edward Winslow was the agent for the Pilgrim colony in America and would sail back and forth bringing supplies. His wife had ...

Much like Michelangelo's David, sculpted a decade earlier, Raphael appears to chase an ideal – even when drawing from life. In a letter ... (c1582), painted a century earlier, and also on ...

On New Year’s Eve in 1972, a group of Ukrainians set out to carol — a seemingly innocent holiday tradition. As the carolers ...

Renaissance: The Blood and The Beauty explores the lives of three rival artists - Michelangelo, Leonardo and Raphael – who created seductively beautiful works of art during an a ...

KOCHI: There was a girl once who wanted to seek and explore. For her, life was not something to be lived but a joyous journey ...

Not unlike many of the Renaissance families of Italy, the Borgias were power hungry, corrupt, and self-indulgent. But their ...

The 17th-century Jesuit St. John Berchmans inspires us with his devotion and sacrifice, as captured in Boethius Bolswert’s ...

A roundup of new additions to the Historic England Research Reports database from March 2024 to September 2024 arranged by ...

Every year, as Winter tightens its grip, about eight million British householders venture into the cold, procure a tree, drag ...

Experience the magic of India's landmarks. From the Taj Mahal to natural spectacles, India offers a rich tapestry of beauty ...

We do know that Shakespeare’s life revolved around two locations ... Child mortality was high in the 16th century; there were no antibiotics and many childhood diseases might therefore prove fatal, ...