The concert pianist, who never married and was considered the most “peculiar” among her family, led an exotic life.

And now, on this cold morning of November 23 came a letter that would put on yet another burden, that of an informal diplomat and host. It came from Henry Laurens, South Carolina plantation owner and ...

Written as Islam swept across the Iberian Peninsula, the Silos Apocalypse, a 10th-century illuminated manuscript, depicts biblical visions of the end of the world. One of the most dazzling ...

Hygienic conditions were poor in the city's older bathing facilities, a new study reveals. The analysis sheds light on ...