Rare heraldic tiles were recently discovered under wooden floors at former Basilian monastery in Chełm, Poland, offering a ...

Cardinals of the conclave have been burning ballots since at least 1417, according to the professor, but it wasn't until the 18th century that the Sistine Chapel had its first chimney installed ...

Cardinals of the conclave have been burning ballots since at least 1417, according to the professor, but it wasn't until the 18th century that the Sistine Chapel had its first chimney installed.

“Conclave” is hardly the first film to involve a papal election, ... The costume designer Lisy Christl said one of her stops in Rome was Gammarelli, papal tailors since the 18th century, ...

Letter-writing was a popular pastime in the 18th century, particularly love letters to those who were far away at war. Rebecca Earle, a history professor at the University of Warwick, ...