Swedish King Gustav II unveiled a battleship of epic proportions to an awed public. "Vasa" was supposed to signify the ...

The 17th century was marked by near-constant war, rebellion, and social collapse across much of the world. But what caused this wave of crises to erupt nearly everywhere at once? In this ...

What drives a nation to civil war? Why would a king turn on his own Parliament? Professor Suzannah Lipscomb is joined by Dr. Jonathan Healey to explore the chaotic and combustible months - and the men ...

Volunteers cleaning Poland’s Krzna River uncover well-preserved 6-pound 17th-century cannonball, sparking intrigue about its origins, ... the Duchy of Warsaw’s war with Austria, ...

Volunteers cleaning Poland’s Krzna River uncover well-preserved 6-pound 17th-century cannonball, sparking intrigue about its origins, Lublin officials said.

The tunnels, finished in the late 17th century, remained in use until the mid-19th century, during the Crimean War, when British and French naval attacks hit coastal settlements in Estonia, then part ...

Volunteers cleaning Poland’s Krzna River uncover well-preserved 6-pound 17th-century cannonball, sparking intrigue about its origins, Lublin officials said.