HISTORY

Distract yourself, meet new people, and don't eat any onions.

The medieval estate was once owned by princes and popes. Now, it can be yours.

Music is a powerful thing: It can raise our spirits, carry us through athletic challenges, and make us weep. Its very fabric is a source of power and intrigue, too, since just a measly few tones might do anything from shatter glass to manifest the Devil’s

The 150-year-old shipwreck is remarkably intact and the first of its kind found in decades.

NOAA has discovered the final resting place of the USS Conestoga.

Archaeologists now believe grave robbers likely made off with the Bard's skull in the late 18th century.

The priceless cloak and helmet were kept in New Zealand's museum collections for more than a hundred years.

In 1938, John Steinbeck broke things off with his best friend by penning an artfully written letter.

Genetic analysis of the Bronze Age human remains has shaken up the long-established timeline of Irish history.

A crowdsourced project from the British Library seeks to turn the tables on the perception of Victorians as ill-humored.

With his long limbs, big hands, and thin face, our 16th president seems like a good candidate for the condition, but historians and geneticists just aren’t sure.

The iconic portrayal could have looked a little different.