the Dutch trade’s infrastructure. But new research in the catalogue by the art historians Patrizia Cavazzini and Caterina Volpi highlights how 17th-century Italy gave rise to an art economy ...

all in an attempt to uncover more about the people and medicine of 17th-century Milan. “The study of their remains aims to give back a general identity and a story to each of these persons,” the team ...

Archaeologists are confident they have found the wreckage of an 800-ton Dutch merchant ship that sunk off the coast of Australia 168 years ago. The Koning Willem de Tweede was lost near Robe ...

Apparently executed during a late 17th century restoration of Cupid and Psyche, the forgotten works were in pristine condition and had been hidden for nearly two centuries. “My first feeling was ...

About half a century before Diderot’s Encyclopédie, and three centuries before the invention of Google, Dunton intended to cater to the learned male patrons of London’s new coffeehouses ...

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 ...

Visitors have been able to step into a reconstructed 17th-century Catholic church in Maryland for the first time – an opportunity over 320 years in the making. Historic St. Mary's City ...

Take a look inside a 17th century castle in Northumberland which is believed to have been made out of Hadrian's Wall stone. The 'stunning' property has a Pele Tower and Lodge, and is being ...

The remains of a 17th Century sea wall uncovered a during coastal ... A promenade platform has been built over the historic wall, designed by the Dutch engineer Bernard De Gomme, to preserve ...

A luxury Snowdonia country house hotel has invested £1m to refurbish a historic inn into a gastropub-with-rooms. The Bryntirion Inn has opened its doors at the gates of the five-star Palé Hall Hotel ...

It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. A charming 17th Century farmhouse, with a coveted position in the Lake District, is for sale. Pasture Lane Farm presents a rare opportunity ...