The man who would become Pope Francis always bought his shoes in the same place. And now the remarkably ordinary footwear has ...

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As a restorer who specialized in late medieval and early Renaissance paintings from Italy, he was in intimate touch with the ...

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In 1911, a mysterious thief slipped the Mona Lisa out of the Louvre, shocking the world. The disappearance set off a global ...

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From the unmissable Palace of Versailles to the architectural pearls of the Loire, here is a selection of the most magnificent French châteaux. These ten royal and ducal residences have become jewels ...

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Leonardo da Vinci, history's ultimate genius polymath, still makes headlines as his work inspires new research.

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