We explore the life of Julie d'Aubigny, the bisexual fencing master and opera singer from 17th-century France.

The Nazis, also members of the National Socialist German Workers' Party, were known for their atrocities and horrific ...

Rose Hanbury was all over the headlines because of her rumored affair with Prince William. So, how did she disappear from the ...

Lady Godiva is best known for a legendary act of bravery and charity that has captivated imaginations for centuries. An 11th-century noblewoman from Coventry, England, Lady Godiva was married to ...

A new, first-of-its-kind analysis of the scents of nine mummies detected woody, spicy, herbal and rancid notes, among other ...

A rare portrait by Bernardino de’ Conti, a peer of Leonardo da Vinci, set a record at Sotheby's Master Paintings auction.

78.1 x 58.4 cm. (30.7 x 23 in.) Count Castelbarco, Milan, by 1861 (as Leonardo da Vinci); Alfred Morrison (1821-1897), Fonthill House, Tisbury, Wiltshire, by 1892 (where it hung in the Picture Gallery ...

The Mona Lisa is one of the most famous paintings in the world, but few know about the woman depicted in it. Lisa Gherardini, a 16th-century noblewoman from the Republic of Florence, is long believed ...

How often do we get to see a Korean period drama that does not feature a royal family? Not often enough, if The Tale of Lady Ok is anything to go by. In this saga set in Korea’s Joseon era (1392 ...

Based on the true story of Marguerite de La Rocque’s sojourn on an island near modern Quebec, Allegra Goodman’s novel takes ...

Researchers who sniffed mummified remains in the name of science were greeted more with a blessing than a curse ...