The 16th century was an age of exploration in all senses ... laughed jeeringly at the “those Italian neatnesses called forks” and gulped down great chunks of strongly seasoned meat from ...

Locals in the town of Forks are stocking up on proverbial garlic to ward off the unwelcome newcomers that have emerged in the tens of thousands. Last year saw 66,000 tourists compared to 2005’s ...

When a man obsessed with woodblocks began to do business with a man obsessed with medical antiques, their relationship ...

The fork on the left and the knife on the right ... simple arrangement has historical roots dating back to the 16th century, ...

As a child, he hunted for beads outside the 16th-century Spanish colonial church ... pushing rice around his plate with a fork. “Their lives must have been worth more than gold.” ...

No proper police force existed before the 16th century. It was the responsibility of the victim and local community to find the criminal themselves. It was expected that communities would be ...

Forks were invented in the Byzantine Empire ... Doctors even recommended a nightly break from sleep. In France, a 16th-century doctor told couples that the nightly break was the best time to ...

Take a six-day rafting trip down the middle fork of the Salmon River ... Head north about two hours to the 16th-century town of Sighisoara, the most famous of the country’s seven citadel ...

A 16th century stone inscription was discovered on a sluice near Palani in Dindigul district. It narrates the story of Pasuva Kudumban digging a tank and channel for water supply to a village.

Sir Thomas More (St. Thomas More to Catholics) was, of course, the 16th century English philosopher and high-ranking government official whom Henry VIII had beheaded when More wouldn’t ...

Hidden below in the South Wing, head to Fawlsey’s 2AA Rosette Cedar Restaurant, dating back to the early 16th century, with intricate woven tapestries, opera brass lanterns, long pomegranate ...

The weapons include six 300-year-old cast iron cannon and a bronze gun dating back to the mid-16th Century. Conservators said exposure to salt in the air due to the castle's coastal location ...