A son was born to Yakup, a converted Muslim Sipahi, and his Greek wife in the late 15th century in the village of Palaiokipos on Lesbos. This bicultural child, named Khizr, grew up with three brothers ...

The pale blue stone has passed through the hands of royals, art collectors, sultans and aristocracy – but who does it belong to now?

A “foot in mouth” award is presented each year by the Plain English Campaign in the UK for the best baffling comment by a ...

The popular belief that European astronomy from the late Middle Ages and early Modern Age was more advanced than that of ...