Scholars expressed amazement at the discovery of three letters written in the hand of Julia Otaa, a Korean woman who rose to high rank in 17th century ... a horse and a sword.

The weapons from the 17th century take a visitor to the early modern ... to be one of the most dreadful," Mr Rao said. "Khanda, a sword, derives its name from the Sanskrit word 'Khand' meaning ...

The English baluster is one of the earliest classes of drinking glass. These were popular from the last years of the 17th century through to the first half of the 18th, and this early date makes them ...

By Rhoda Feng Quick! Which 17th-century female artist fought her way into the male-dominated art world, prevailed in a rape trial and alchemized her struggles into revolutionary art? If the name ...

During the course of the 17th century, Poland and Sweden fought a series of wars, so Zosia could have been an outsider within her community. Europe in the 17th century was also in the grip of what ...

More than 3,000 handwoven Persian carpets, some dating back to the 17th century, will soon be available in Ras Al Khaimah. The collection showcases detailed designs and patterns lasting for ...

A dazzling 17th-century atlas of the stars and planets will go on display for the first time in Norfolk next weekend, fresh out of conservation work with its pages as brilliant as if newly hand ...

The 17 coins date to the 16th and 17th centuries. Polish “Husaria ... there was an inn about a kilometer away [during] the 16th century, and we know from earlier discoveries of similar ...

With a sickle across her neck and a padlock on her left big toe, the corpse of a young woman found in northern Poland would have been unable to rise from her unmarked grave, according to local 17th ...