Ottoman imperium eventually ended in ignominy, with defeat in World War I and the Armenian Genocide – an appalling ...

A replica of the ship which carried Columbus across the Atlantic is to dock in Thanet and visitors are being offered a rare chance to go on board.

The Nao Santa María, a replica of Christopher Columbus’s 15th-century flagship, docked at Gravesend Town Pier ahead of its summer open days. Photo: Jason Arthur 3 ...

King Philip II of Spain decreed Madrid – a somewhat sleepy mountain town in the middle of the Iberian Peninsula – the capital ...

Excitement is growing in Southend as a stunning symbol of maritime history prepares to sail into the city this summer ...

News about Christopher Columbus, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.

There is a popular tradition from Welsh folklore about a prince who, in the middle of the Middle Ages, set out to cross the ...

London (AP) — A replica of the flagship of Christopher Columbus’s fleet during his 1492 voyage across the Atlantic has dropped anchor at St. Katharine Docks in London, where it opens its ...

Sponsored by governments but ferried by a private company, astronauts from Hungary, India and Poland are going to the space ...

The 93ft Nao Santa Maria a replica of the boat sailed on by Christopher Columbus, anchored at St Katharine Docks in London, Thursday, May 29, 2025, open to visitors from May 29 until June 8.