Researchers with the Australian National Maritime Museum have discovered Captain Cook’s famous lost ship Endeavour, closing the book on a maritime mystery that has endured for 250 years.

When we admire great works of art, we rarely think about who the people depicted on the paintings are. Behind some famous ...

Forgotten about for years in a Connecticut barn, a painting from 17th century Dutch painter Frans Post fetched more than $7 million in a Sotheby's auction last month. "View of Olinda, Brazil, with the ...

"It was sitting in a barn for so many years and it was just completely untouched. It was beyond dirty. It was so black that ...

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The Endeavour’s historic voyage began in 1768. Under the command of Captain James Cook, the ship circumnavigated the globe ...

Pride & Prejudice' composer Dario Marianelli reflects on his iconic and gorgeous score for the 20th anniversary of the ...

Written and created by Debbie Horsfield, the hit British television series Poldark is a historical drama based on the eponymous novel series penned by Winston Graham. The show initially aired on ...

One such example of the ‘power within’ in India comes from the life and mission of Ahilyabai Holkar, the 18th century queen of Malwa, a princely state in today’s Madhya Pradesh. On May 31 ...

Describing the moment he found the 18th-century ring, Mr Weale said: "I knew this was something very special and I did a bit of a dance." open image in gallery Malcolm Weale, 53, found the ring in ...

Basically, on one side, there is the Society of Jesus, which opposes returning a large 18th-century painting to its original location, which has always belonged (and is still owned by) the ...

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