Watching an American icon like Indiana Jones battle Nazis in “Raiders of the Lost Ark,” it’s hard to believe that it was ...

On a state visit, France's president announced the loan of the tapestry embroidered with scenes of the 1066 Norman invasion.

The Muslim Brotherhood itself isn’t designated as a terrorist group by the United States, but Congress is trying to change that.

The Scottish capital, Edinburgh, attracts millions of travelers each year with its impressive skyline, historic Royal Mile, ...

Go for a nice summer stroll — or a drive in your air conditioned car — and take a tour of these five architectural styles in ...

As a historical interpreter, researcher, artist, and designer, Cheyney McKnight incorporates 18th and 19th-century African American design skills to create pieces with a modern twist.

Medieval people would have interacted with the embroidered players, giving them voice and enabling them to join the ...

The remnants of Britain’s once mighty empire still give the mother country more than a few headaches. Britain, which once ...

S OME 120 years on, few remember the outrage provoked by the awarding of the Nobel peace prize to Theodore Roosevelt, the ...

This exhibition shows off the glitz and glamour of the period while presenting a subtler message about the role of royalty in ...

The Bayeux Tapestry depicting the conquest of England will be displayed in the U.K. for the first time in almost 1,000 years ...

When Coal First Arrived, Americans Said ‘No Thanks’ Back in the 19th century, coal was the nation’s newfangled fuel source—and it faced the same resistance as wind and solar today ...