Sebastian Castellio penned one of the first arguments for religious freedom – but it went unheeded for centuries.

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 the ...

Lyndal Roper’s "Summer of Fire and Blood" is a profound and riveting exploration of one of the most tumultuous uprisings in early modern Europe. Published in February 2025, it offers one of the most ...

A 16th-century painting stolen from an English manor house and later recovered at a bus stop has sold for an astonishing $22.3 million. “The Rest on the Flight into Egypt,” is an early work by the ...

Hidden deep in the countryside lies a 16th century tower castle that looks like something straight out of Hogwarts. Once a proud fortress, it's now abandoned, forgotten, and frozen in time. Inside, ...

Officials recently unveiled the deepest-recorded shipwreck in French waters, complete with a remarkably well-preserved cargo dating back 500 years. The findings were announced by the French Department ...

Father-and-son duo Sławomir and Szymon Milewski discovered the coins while searching for an ancient road. Polish “Husaria” Treasure Hunters Association While wandering a Polish forest, a ...

The jugs and plates appear to have been made during the 16th century in Liguria, a seaside region in northwest Italy near the French border. French Department of Underwater and Submarine ...

France’s navy was conducting a military operation when they came upon the wreck, officials said. Photo by Marine nationale shared by France's Département des recherches archéologiques subaquatiques et ...