When the Spanish conquered the Maya empire in the 16th century, they forced their new subjects to convert to Christianity and speak and write in Spanish. But long before the Maya used the Roman ...

Queen Elizabeth I received a wristwatch in the 16th Century as a gift, but they were slow to catch on more widely. They became popular in times of war, when military manoeuvres had to be planned ...

a series of five successive Muslim dynasties that ruled northern India into the 16th century CE.

The tlamatlquiticitl—midwife—offered those in her charge a remarkable 16th-century birthing plan, combining practical care, drugs for pain relief, and religious ceremonies. This story appears ...

A team of computer scientists, astronomers and historians in Berlin has used machine-learning applications to learn more ...

Capital city Stockholm was claimed in the 16th century, and border disputes through the Middle Ages established the modern-day nation. #1 in Committed to social justice The Kingdom of Sweden ...

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 ...

News Editor Correspondent Piper Vance dive into NC State’s 1598 copy of “De La Démonomanie Des Sorciers” by Jean Bodin, a ...

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The sketch where she transformed into a 16th-century little boy with a copper ... for the entire sketch is available to view on YouTube. An Exact Timeline of Ariana Grande and Ethan Slater ...

The Detroit Institute of Arts recently acquired a 16th century automation clock, which is the first timepiece made before the ...

The Korean historical epic Uprising features lots of swordplay and an ambitious script co-written by Park Chan-wook.