Sweden's royal family has taken part in ceremonies marking 500 years since the Scandinavian country emerged as an independent nation Article 303 words 6 votes
How codebreakers decrypted a trove of long-lost letters written by Mary, Queen of Scots Article 1387 words 7 votes
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A newly digitized map from 1587 offers a rare glimpse at the way Europeans conceived of the Americas before British colonization Link 14 votes
Two intricate calligraphy pages from the sixteenth-century manuscript “Mira Calligraphiae Monumenta” have been decoded for the first time Article 3433 words 12 votes