Each day, more than 5,000 visitors walk through the Royal Palace of Madrid's lavish halls — a chance to step into centuries ...

Joseph Wright of Derby was one of the first people to document public scientific lectures during the Enlightenment period.

During the 17th century, Europeans were increasingly exposed to world cultures that existed around them. Travel by sea happened for more than just explorers commissioned by governments, but for ...

THE “Project for Bringing About Perpetual Peace in Europe” did not receive rave reviews when published in 1713. Voltaire thought the author, the Abbot of Saint-Pierre, was deluded. “The peace…will no ...

DUBROVNIK, Croatia (AP) — A sunken 18th-century boat has been discovered by chance near the majestic stone walls of Croatia’s medieval city of Dubrovnik. Ivan Bukelic was working on a water pipeline ...

BRATTLEBORO — The Ensemble Amphion Baroque will present a musical journey through 17th- and 18th-century Europe at the Centre Congregational Church, 193 Main St., Brattleboro, at 7 p.m. on Sept. 22.

JAMAICA — The Ensemble Amphion Baroque will present “a Musical Journey Through 17th and 18th Century Europe” at the Jamaica Town Hall on Route 30 in Jamaica Vermont on Tuesday, Aug. 8 at 7 p.m. The ...