Castles and fortresses often rise from strategic, commanding positions when standing alone or integrated into urban and rural ...

A new exhibition opens at Buckingham Palace tomorrow focussing on the opulence of the Edwardian era. The reigns of Edward VII ...

Though it's located about 20 miles outside St. Petersburg proper, the Catherine Palace and Park certainly merits a visit by anyone in the area, especially enthusiasts of elaborate and fanciful ...

The map itself is undated, but there are clues it was created in 1491: It quotes a book published that year, and Christopher Columbus may have consulted the map (or a copy) before his great voyage.

The Cyropaedia contains a variant account of Cyrus’s death: He did not die in combat, as Herodotus claimed, but in the palace surrounded ... blood in an early 18th-century painting by Gerard ...

Sometimes you just want to watch someone kick butt. That's where the best action movies come in, with their endless supply of fights, chases, and explosions. No genre packs more punches — and ...

The family reside at Adelaide Cottage in Windsor, but William and Kate still keep their London-based office at Kensington Palace. The Princess’ royal duties and official engagements are focused ...

During the reign of Sigismund of Luxembourg, the Royal Palace expanded northward ... Among them is a finely crafted bronze head from the 15th century, whose original purpose remains unknown.

The Bishop’s Palace and Gardens in Wells will be taken over by 17th century soldiers on May 3-4. The Wardour Garrison, a group which re-creates life as it might have been in England during the 17th ...

The Italian Renaissance is, perhaps the most famous period in history. In Caprarola, there is building that embodies all that ...

Until the middle of the 18th century marriages could take place anywhere provided they were conducted before an ordained clergyman of the Church of England. This encouraged the practice of secret ...