Showcasing rare pieces from the Safavid, Ottoman, and Mughal empires, the collection will be exhibited in Dubai before its ...

However, over the course of the 17th century their status gradually shifted so that more and more became slaves. Race-based slavery soon became central to the economy of the British colonies in ...

Each year on March 25, Greeks worldwide celebrate Greek Independence Day, marking the 204th anniversary of the 1821 uprising ...

The earliest guns were fired by applying a burning fuse to a small touch hole in the barrel to ignite the gunpowder. The matchlock was simply ... the principal means of ignition for two centuries from ...

The original game used a golden disc with the player aiming at small targets loaded with gunpowder. There is no argument whether ... royalty all sought emeralds from the beginning of the 17th Century.

Volunteers will discover, learn and share the essence of the 17th century in Lincoln County. Louise Miller, director of the LCHA Education Department, invites interested individuals to contact her ...

While searching a field in the Polish village of Mikułowice with his metal detector, amateur treasure hunter and YouTuber ...

Investigation into a fire-triggered blast at the warehouse of a private small calibre ammunition making factory in South Goa last week has indicated that nearly 11,000 kg of gunpowder was ...

But the industry as we understand it today really has its origins in the second half of the 19th century. Whilst the scientific revolution of the 17th century had spread ideas of rationalism and ...