Conservation work that began 20 years ago on a giant set of 16th-century tapestries is almost complete: 12 down – as the most recently cleaned and repaired panel goes back on the wall at England’s ...
Scientists have shown that an obsidian hand-mirror once owned by the Renaissance polymath John Dee has Aztec origins, thus confirming a longstanding mystery. John Dee was quite the character. Born in ...
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Researchers at Lancaster University have examined the skeletal remains of the 16th-century English warship Mary Rose. The team particularly studied the clavicle bone (collar bone) in the skeletal ...
The remains of a 16th century vessel were found off the coast of England, researchers said. Photo from Wessex Archaeology The remains of a rare 16th-century vessel were unexpectedly unearthed along ...
HAMMOND — If your plans call for a trip back in time to the Renaissance festival, be sure to order your ticket online and don't forget your mask. For 20 years, the Renaissance Festival has been a ...