The only self-portrait by Clara Peeters may smash the 17th-century Flemish still life painter's auction record next month at ...

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Samurai swords and 350,000 books are just some of the curios in the new Victoria & Albert storehouse in Stratford, London, which is now open to the public.

Some destinations preserve their history so well that visiting them feels like stepping into another era. Streets, buildings, ...

If we say that the current head of a once-prominent European princely house bears the name Heinrich XIV, that his predecessor ...

Thanks to its leafy riverside, London-linked towpath and town centre dotted with centuries-old inns and townhouses, it’s now ...

Wernigerode Castle was built in the late 19th century on medieval foundations in the Saxony-Anhalt region of Germany. Its elaborate ... much of Heidelberg Castle was demolished in the 17th and 18th ...

Take a look inside a 17th century castle in Northumberland which is believed to have been made out of Hadrian's Wall stone. The 'stunning' property has a Pele Tower and Lodge, and is being ...

Cue another fairytale German castle that looks straight out of a storybook ... UNESCO has recognised it as the finest surviving example of 17th-century Japanese castle architecture, and its upturned ...

The Eltz Castle is commonly known as Burg Eltz, Burg being the translation for “castle” in German. The first written evidence of Eltz Castle is from 1157, making it nearly 900 years old.

Archaeologists recently uncovered a trove of artifacts from a 17th-century military camp in Germany. Some of the findings could help shed light on a mysterious gravesite at the camp. Photo from ...

Nestled in the scenic Volcanic Eifel region, Monreal is a captivating town in Germany ... and market rights in 1642. In the 17th century, the Löwenburg Castle was destroyed twice, once by ...