Brush up on the Pole family, Charles V, the Holy Roman Empire & the history that shaped the events in Episode 1 as seen on MASTERPIECE.

The five bodies found belong to young soldiers of Charles V's army, discovered with a boot fastener and four small silver ...

What false historical information appeared online on April Fool’s Day this year? Did a Hittite document really prove the Trojan War?

Piranesi’s Imaginary Prisons depict vast, oppressive architectures of suffering, blending classical ruins with industrial horrors, evoking themes of ...

Experience the chaos and artistry of the historic Battle of Pavia through seven giant tapestries at the Museum of Fine Arts, ...

1793 – The Holy Roman Emperor formally declared war on France ... Purchase was divided into the District of Louisiana and the Territory of Orleans. 1854 – Charles III, duke of Parma, was attacked by ...

I recently took a cruise through the Panama Canal, and the experience has stayed with me. I continue to feel a profound sense ...

The modern museum traces its origins to the “kunstkammer” literally an “art room” that stored and displayed works of art. Another word for it was “wunderkammer” or “room of wonders.” ...