While the Philippines and the Netherlands are a year short of celebrating the 75th anniversary of the establishment of ...

A secret map of Ireland's coastline played a crucial role in taking down a powerful alliance of pirates that had based itself in the southwest of Ireland in the 17th century.

Learn about Iceland, Monaco, and other countries with no militaries. These are the agreements and strategies they have for national defence.

The Netherlands and Sweden also claimed different parts of the U.S, while France claimed territory in Canada, and in the 17th Century the English established their own colony in America as well.

Otherwise, Google Maps is your friend ... this is what we mean. Built in the 17th century, Château Neercanne straddles the Belgian and Dutch borders and is the only castle in the Netherlands with a ...

On the eve of leaving the city for good, an English art dealer found himself captivated by a 17th-century apartment. By Nick Haramis A DECADE OR so ago, Nicholas Ward-Jackson woke up one morning ...

The central hall of Raffaele Fabrizio’s 17th-century palazzo in Valmorea, Italy, a village near Lake Como, features trompe l’oeil windows and a vaulted ceiling with faux coffered panels.

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A spokesperson said, “Early Bermuda Indigo Resist Textiles: Unraveling Bermuda’s 17th-Century Textile Legacy will be presented by Lori Lee Triplett, a textile historian and researcher.