European History
Museumgoer Spots a Misidentified Portrait of Rodin
A Spanish graphic designer recognized his art hero in a portrait at Madrid's Lázaro Galdiano museum labeled as the notorious King Leopold II of Belgium
Burial Mound Found on Kindergarten Playground Was Used for 2,000 Years
Thirty sets of human remains from the mound in southwest France show locals buried their dead in the same spot from the Stone Age to the Iron Age
The Scottish Garden That Inspired Peter Pan's Neverland Opens for Visitors
The Moat Brae house and its surroundings, where author J.M. Barrie played as a child, is now a children's literature center
Tower of London Welcomes Baby Ravens for the First Time in 30 Years
The four chicks eat at least once every two hours, feasting on a diet of quail, mice and rats
A French Town Is Offering $2,250 Reward to Anyone Who Can Decipher This Mysterious Inscription
The inscription was probably made during the 18th century
The Wolf's Lair Attempts Transition From Tourist Trap to Educational Site
The Polish government has taken over ownership of the one-time nerve center of the Third Reich, ridding the site of paintball and pottery classes
Salvagers Accidentally Found the Netherlands' Oldest Shipwreck
Dated to around 1540, the ship carried a load of copper plate that was likely for the country's earliest copper coins
What Happened to Notre-Dame’s Precious Art and Artifacts?
Officials say the ‘main works of art’ were saved. But others have been lost or seriously damaged
Unearthed: Gold Hatpin Potentially Owned by Edward IV
Sweeping through a field with a metal detector, a woman uncovered the find, which features one of the Yorkist king’s heraldic badges, a “sun in splendor”
Last Night, I Watched Notre-Dame Burn
Our own travel writer, in Paris yesterday, recounts her experience witnessing the devastating fire at the cathedral
Historic Notre-Dame Cathedral Salvaged From Blaze
After a tense few hours, firefighters announce they saved the landmark from 'total destruction'
Bonn Library Recovers More Than 600 Books Looted After World War II
The trove was flagged after a Belgian woman unwittingly tried to auction the stolen books
A Tiny Danish Town Plans to Build Western Europe's Tallest Skyscraper
The town of Brande (population: 7,000) is headquarters of clothing brand Bestseller, which wants to construct the 1,049-foot spire
819-Year-Old Royal Charter Issued by King John Found in University Archives
A visiting historian happened upon the medieval document while conducting research in Durham, England
Could This Work Be Leonardo da Vinci's Only Known Sculpture?
An art scholar argues "Virgin with the Laughing Child" held in a U.K. museum bears the hallmark smile and other techniques of the polymath's other works
Italy May Need to Import Olive Oil After Extreme Weather Decimates Local Crops
This year's harvest is down 57 percent, and may force the nation to import its treasured olive oil from other parts of the Mediterranean
Secrets of Stonehenge Found in Quarries 180 Miles Away
Archaeologists believe the builders popped out "ready-made" bluestones at a quarry in Wales and dragged them overland to Salisbury
Researchers Reaffirm Remains in Viking Warrior Tomb Belonged to a Woman
In new paper, the authors behind the 2017 study echo their original conclusions and delve deeper into the secrets of the grave in the Viking town of Birka
Why Is the Genie in ‘Aladdin’ Blue?
There’s a simple answer and a colonialist legacy for why the genie looks the way it does
Henry VII’s Marriage Bed May Have Spent 15 Years in a British Hotel’s Honeymoon Suite
Some experts say the ornately carved oak bed was commissioned for the wedding of the first Tudor king and his queen, Elizabeth of York
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