More than a thousand years after a ship vanished off the coast of modern-day Croatia, archaeologists have uncovered a wreck that might reshape our ideas of the medieval world.

The letter, dating to the 16th or 17th century, contained an order from King Qashqash, a Nubian ruler that was previously thought to be merely legend.

The name “Hormuz” originally belonged to a port city rather than the waterway itself. The medieval port of Hormuz sat along the southern coast of present-day Iran before later shifting to a nearby ...

From medieval wealth to Tudor power and coastal defence, Suffolk has many villages that are perfect for a history-lover's day trip.

Ditch the crowds for a relaxing trip to one of these lesser-known spots ...

He has spent a lifetime collecting textiles from around the world in an effort to spotlight the overlooked makers behind abstract masterpieces he believes “the Western art movement has always ...

We all want to believe that magical creatures exist. When the world feels too heavy, fantasy offers a world where anything is ...

The Strait of Hormuz is one of the world's most strategic waterways, but where did its name come from? Is it Persian, Zoroastrian, or something else entirely? Here's the layered history behind the ...

Inflation. A protracted war could cause global prices to rise about two percentage points faster than it would have otherwise, one economist told The Times. That would mean U.S. inflation could pass 4 ...

From thriving ship port pubs to timber-framed public houses, here are the oldest pubs in Suffolk that are still pouring beers.

Pixar's crew members visited beaver habitats as part of their research.

The government of Assam in northeastern India plans to build a new museum space to show the 17th-century Vrindavani Vastra ...