A 16th-century Italian painting stolen more than 50 years ago has been found. It is now at the center of a custody battle ...

A British woman won't give up a 16th-century Italian piece of art that she says her late husband bought in the early '70s—and ...

The tall, dashing, well-connected Sir Hugh Willoughby may have looked like a proper explorer, but he was a disastrous choice to lead an arctic expedition.

Explore London Bridge as it stood in the 16th century, with this 3D virtual model. The stone London Bridge was begun around the year 1176 and completed in the early years of the 13th century.

The predictions of Michel de Nostredame, popularly known as Nostradamus, are back in the spotlight as Pope Francis remains critical. The 16th-century French soothsayer and astrologer prophesied a pont ...