The US justice system returned the so-called “Hernandarias Manuscript,” a 16th-century document penned in 1598 by Hernando Arias de Saavedra, the first Creole governor in the Americas.

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Constructed in the 16th century using mortar bricks and lime plaster, the helical step-well descends seven levels and contains 11 rooms below ground. Sen said, adding that her aim is to raise ...

An unassuming Tudor hunting lodge in the Cumbrian district in the U.K. just gave up a wild secret: rare wall paintings from the 16th century that depict a host of truly fantastical beasts.

Lucy Moore explores how Baker became the most celebrated American in Paris. Lucy Moore - An American in Paris Lucy Moore: An American in Paris - Fearless and Free: A Memoir by Josephine Baker ...

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The 16th-century Spanish Renaissance painter Luis de Morales had an eye for the dramatic. In one lamentation scene, Jesus slumps against his mother’s arm, his limp corpse gray and speckled with ...

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Francis played a crucial role in reforming the Church, focusing on empathy and the act of listening. While the pope leaves behind an interesting legacy, some believe his death was foreshadowed as ...