Of course, this perplexing answer leads to the next logical question: Just how far did coca’s influence reach in 17th century ...

and the arts across Europe. The Renaissance period is usually seen as being from the 14th to 17th Century. New translations of important texts from Ancient Rome and Ancient Greece provided fresh ...

The famous Suez Canal often receives worldwide recognition but Europe's version is no less ... Its creation was a groundbreaking achievement of the 17th century, taking 15 years to complete ...

The explosion of witch trials during the 17th century in Europe is explored using vivid illustrations of trials and executions. Professor Malcolm Gaskill investigate how the European pre-modern ...

The closest echo in art history for such a fiercely furrowed, lock-eyed, and, yes, trumpant glare is an out-of-the-way portrait from the paintbrush of the 17th-Century Italian Baroque artist ...