Gjirokastra, in the Drinos river valley in southern Albania, features a series of outstanding two-story houses which were developed in the 17th century. The town also retains a bazaar, an 18th-century ...

Connections have been made between the Colby College Museum of Art’s Man with a Flowered Coat and portraits of the 17th-century commander Sayyid Muzzafar in international collections ...

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It opened in 1998, making use of a rare wealth of documentation in this isolated region of Lluçanès, where persecutions reached a peak in the early 17th century. A guide named Queralt Alberch ...

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That distinctive vintage store aroma—a complex blend of aged paper, old wood, subtle mustiness, and the indefinable scent of history—completes ... Whether you’re passionate about vintage cameras, ...

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The 19th century got off to a fairly good start for Napoleon Bonaparte. Victory over the Austrians at the Battle of Marengo led to a peace deal with Emperor Francis II, and by 1802 France had ...

Between the 17th and 19th centuries, enslaved Africans and African Americans in British North America and the United States staged hundreds of revolts. Fed by a longing for freedom and ...

From Art Deco, Art Nouveau and 20th Century Decoratif Arts Group. Image credits: Archeology and art What makes archaeology even more fascinating is how multidisciplinary it truly is. It draws from ...

A new collection of beehives has been installed at a 17th Century walled garden to celebrate World Bee Day. The installation at County Durham's Auckland Palace features three hives and forms part ...

That's right. Petticoat Lane Market's history dates all the way back to the 17th century. Back in Tudor times, the market was known as Hog's Lane as it initially sold rural goods and livestock.