The Horned Helm of Henry VIII was commissioned in 1511 as part of a suit of armor gifted to King Henry VIII by Holy Roman ...

France invaded Mexico under Emperor Napoleon III, citing unpaid debts as a pretext to expand French influence and establish a ...

Other must-visit attractions in Vienna include: Leopold Museum: The Leopold Museum houses a collection of Viennese art from ...

This launched him on a career of gruelling foreign missions to preserve or restore the shaky peace on the peninsula and the independent existence of Florence, menaced as she was within Italy by Venice ...

The ancient Greek physician and botanist Dioscorides is considered by many to be the father of pharmacology for authoring De ...

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One of the many things mentioned after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks was that Al Qaeda had chosen that date as a ...

The Fifth Avenue Hotel in Manhattan was perfect for celebrating the launch of Culture, the second volume in an ongoing travel ...

What do castles mean to us today? Once built to protect and project power, these historic fortresses are now windows into the ...

Trentino is a province of collisions. Stitched to the forested underbelly of South Tyrol, just south of the Swiss and ...

Trentino is a province of collisions. Stitched to the forested underbelly of South Tyrol, just south of the Swiss and ...

The new Emperor will, of course, seek to gratify and amuse his subjects, and thus render his capital another Paris in attractiveness and display.