Kristian Foden-Vencil / OPB A boy is said to have found an old Spanish coin in his mum’s garden ... on the location of the bay. Back in 16th century England, one way to make a fortune was ...

Off the coast of Portugal, approximately 250 shipwrecks lie on the Atlantic seabed, which once transported valuable treasures ...

A fresh clue to the lost colonists’ fate emerged when curators backlit this 16th-century ... silver in a Hungarian coin called a ducat. By the mid- to late 17th century the new global economy ...

Discover the 10th century tunnels that housed Allied troops, a Vauban citadel and a famous sausage. A perfect half-term ...

Colonization of the island, located near the coast of Venezuela, began in the early 16th century. The first inhabitants of the ... the island became a military base for the Spanish navy. The invaders, ...

Meet self-taught treasure hunter Gary Drayton, who swapped Grimsby for the gold-filled beaches of South Florida and Oak ...

You might have heard the legend that if you throw a coin backwards into ... On the island you’ll find 16th century hospital Fatebenefratelli. Tiber Island’s size is one of the most interesting facts ...

A 16th-century Roman palazzo in the heart of the ancient city is now for sale, asking €13.4 million (US$14.3 million). The historic Palazzo Berardi is in the city center, off the quiet Piazza ...

peanuts and squashes — all unknown in Europe until the early 16th century — reshaped Spanish and, indeed, world cuisine. A Spanish dish known as coques de mullador (catalan pizza with ratatouille) is ...

A coin hoard dating to the 15th century has been discovered near a medieval synagogue in Israel. Why it was deposited there, however, is a mystery. Archaeologists have discovered a hoard of gold ...