Because of their privileged status as a transnational religious institution and their allegiance to the pope, the Jesuits enjoyed considerable autonomy from both the Spanish and Portuguese crowns.

Nigel Pickford has spent a lifetime searching for sunken treasure—without leaving dry land.

Though the Spanish maintained control of the Castillo de San Marcos for most of its military career, it was used by the British during ... historic city center near the Colonial Quarter.

Christ Church is where some of the Founding Fathers worshipped, and where colonial America made its break with the ...

Pirate lore often stirs up visions of remote forts and hidden coastal strongholds steeped in battles for treasure and ...

Thomas Lewis was the lesser-known brother of Andrew Lewis. Both brothers negotiated a short-lived treaty with the Lenape ...

Police said rebels sprayed bullets at an army vehicle carrying troops close to the highly militarized line of control near ...

Police said rebels sprayed bullets at an army vehicle carrying soldiers close to the highly militarized line of control near the resort ... independence from British colonial rule in 1947.

Police said rebels sprayed bullets at an army vehicle carrying soldiers close to the highly militarized line of control near the resort town of Gulmarg ... Kashmir since they gained independence from ...

Three Indian soldiers and their two civilian porters were killed in a rebel ambush in Indian-controlled Kashmir, officials said. Police said rebels sprayed bullets at an army vehicle carrying troops ...

By showing the blitz through the eyes of a young black Londoner finding his way home through the city, McQueen reveals a ...

A search for his origins led Archie Moore to the farthest corners of Australia’s history and the Golden Lion prize at the ...