This quaint Irish village is a perfect coastal destination with traditional pubs, fresh seafood restaurants and spectacular ...

The designer Valentino Garavani, who died on Monday at 93, was celebrated in Rome, a city that he “embodied,” according to ...

Fashion and film leaders gathered in Rome on Friday for the funeral of designer Valentino Garavani, with figures including ...

Fingers started wagging when 16th-century European women began wearing masks to protect their skin and hide their identities. Masked women on a pilgrimage to the sanctuary of Laeken (now part of the ...

In this installment of NPR's "Word of the Week" series we trace the origins of the "cravat" (borrowed from the French ...

An acclaimed new film dramatises the pioneering voyage of the world-famous Portuguese navigator – a trailblazer who has been accused of "incontinent bloodlust". Few films are as epically gruelling as ...

Archaeologists excavating in France discovered a 16 th-century public gallows. Excavations also revealed 10 mass burial pits associated with the gallows. Historical construction records give details ...

Acclaimed vocal ensemble Blue Heron performs a celebration of Christmas in 16th century Spain, from mystical motets to vivacious villancicos. The group’s artistic director, Scott Metcalfe, shares ...

GRENOBLE, FRANCE—Live Science reports that traces of sixteenth-century gallows and 10 burial pits have been uncovered in southeastern France by researchers from the French National Institute of ...

In the Curator’s Words is an occasional series that takes a critical look at current exhibitions through the eyes of curators. Eight months ago, when the Union-Tribune first launched the In the ...

Archaeologists in France have discovered the remains of a 16th-century gallows where bodies of the condemned were displayed after they were hanged. The corpses of the men — and a few women — were then ...

(The Conversation) — Ideological division was tearing the country apart. Factions denounced each other as unpatriotic and evil. There were attempted kidnappings and assassinations of political figures ...