Hatch House (Image: Salisbury Hospice Charity) Visitors have the chance to explore its exquisite 17th century walled Dutch ... as well as antiques, collectables, household items, and a large ...

Keep it hidden, keep it warm“ was the instruction for these capsules of anti-evil from 17th century England. The reasons why are creepy—but often misunderstood. This pale, reptilian-patterned ...

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That’s what scientists found when they excavated the corpse of a woman they believe was suspected of being a vampire in 17th-century Poland. The unnamed woman — thought to be young and of a ...

Years of research have raised more questions than answers regarding the spectacular contents of a 17th-century shipwreck in the Netherlands, which includes some of the most important clothing ...

In 17th-century Europe, the dead were a constant threat to rise again and bedevil the living. Now archaeologists have found the remains of a suspected child revenant. Researchers in Poland ...

There were other great thinkers in the 17th century, such as Thomas Hobbes and Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, who prepared the ground for the Enlightenment of the 18th century. But few still appeal as ...

Archaeologists recently uncovered a trove of artifacts from a 17th-century military camp in Germany. Some of the findings could help shed light on a mysterious gravesite at the camp. Photo from ...