The samurai were a preeminent class defending Japan for centuries. But as the Tokugawa shogunate ushered in an era of stability, the need for them faded, forcing these warriors to find a new way of ...

Scott Fitzgerald finished a draft of his third novel, “The Great Gatsby,” in a rental home in Saint-Raphaël. By the time Gabrielle Chanel arrived in 1928 — the Parisian couturier, then 45 and known as ...

When exactly they originated is unclear, but ninjas operated in Japan until the late 19th century ... encampment apparently wore simple peasant or merchant clothing," said Balázs Szabó, a ...

Also at the Sorbonne, Hou Yuon’s dissertation, The Cambodian Peasants and ... or ‘April 17th people,’ suffered the most. Many were worked to death. Private property was abolished. Citizens were forced ...

all in an attempt to uncover more about the people and medicine of 17th-century Milan. “The study of their remains aims to give back a general identity and a story to each of these persons,” the team ...

It started with a Dutch engineer's plot to convince workers to complete a levee project, protecting a key entrance into Rome ...

ITALY: John and Angelo Zorn from Novato spent three nights at Astapiana Villa Giusso, a 17th-century monastery overlooking the Sorrento peninsula and Bay of Naples. Now a sprawling estate with ...

Visitors have been able to step into a reconstructed 17th-century Catholic church in Maryland for the first time – an opportunity over 320 years in the making. Historic St. Mary's City ...

A country pub close to the Welsh border in Shropshire which dates back to the 17th century has been brought to market by Christie & Co. The Docks, also known as ‘The Cross Keys’, has been a public ...

The remains of a 17th Century sea wall uncovered a during coastal defence scheme has been clad in steel to protect it. The triangular-shaped structure, in front of Southsea Castle, was revealed by ...