The written note was from passenger Richard William Smith, who perished with 1500 others three days later ...

A 14th-century mosque lamp from Egypt or Syria achieved the highest price for a glass object at auction when it sold at four times estimate at Bonhams in London yesterday.

Sotheby’s is planning its first auction in Saudi Arabia in what will be the first sale to be held by an international auction house in the kingdom. Set for February 8, the two-part evening sale titled ...

While the origins of the game date back over a millennium (early precursors have been traced to the 6th century AD), its popularity in Europe really started to grow in the Medieval period as the game ...