Some 500 years ago, Jakob Fugger was the richest man alive. The German financed emperors and popes, and reshaped global trade ...

Archaeologists have uncovered remnants of Nya Lödöse, a forgotten 16th-century city beneath modern Gothenburg, revealing ...

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A church is to get its first toilet in 1,000 years - after the congregation dwindled amid a lack of facilities. The Saxon ...

More on the footwear front: One of our best-in-class winter boots just got better. Sorel’s Caribou shoes are now made with a ...

Throughout the rich tapestry of human history, there have been historical events that have significantly influenced the ...

Five hundred years ago, a Bible accidentally printed with a backwards map of the Holy Land sparked a revolution in how people imagined geography, borders, and even nationhood. Despite the blunder, the ...

W hat can sociology tell us about the humanities? Sociological understanding of the humanities began in a field first called ...

The first Bible to feature a map of the Holy Land was published 500 years ago in 1525. The map was initially printed the wrong way round—showing the Mediterranean to the East—but its inclusion set a ...

COMMENTARY: The 16th-century ecumenical council shows us how the Church can come together and bring about authentic reform.

Here’s a breakdown of the origin of the Christmas Tree and which culture is credited with the Christmas tree traditions we ...