In an early case of industrial espionage, Robert Fortune disguised himself as a local and took tea leaves and the secrets of ...

Ships of the line were built specifically for war and boasted heavy armor as well as overwhelming firepower, while galleons ...

The lure of sunken treasure under the waves has wreck-hunting salvage investigators scouring the sea beds to make their ...

An English merchant ship approaches Bombay circa 1754—during which time India was governed by the British East India Company, a private company that exploited its riches like spices and silks.

Astonishing treasures not seen for three centuries have been discovered deep on the seabed - but a furious dispute is already brewing over a US firm's claim to the trove.

An exhibition exploring the life and court of 17th-century Polish Queen Marie Casimire Sobieska has opened at the Capitoline Museums in Rome. Portrait of Marie Casimire (1641-1716), wife of Polish ...

The wreck of a 16th-century merchant ship carrying Italian plates and jugs, cauldrons and defensive canons, has been found intact in the Mediterranean Sea off south-east France and lying 2, 567 ...

Glass garden cloches were invented back in the 17th century and are basically mini greenhouses for your plants, according to Michigan State University. They offer frost protection, create humidity ...

1. 17th Century English History. Ashley Blaker's Hyperfixations. When a comedian is diagnosed as autistic, suddenly everything makes sense. Each week he unpicks his complex web of 'hyperfixations' ...

Archaeologists have discovered by chance what they say are the remains of a 16th-century merchant ship more than 1.5 miles underwater off southern France, the deepest such find in its section of ...

Swiftsden House, a 19th-century manor house in England by architect has tiered seating. Reginald Blomfield, lists for $4.7 million with a tennis court and pool.