The 16th Century woman who 'outwitted her four husbands'

Bess of Hardwick rose from humble beginnings to become one of the richest women of the Tudor age.
The Cheat Sheet

Inside Sting’s 16th Century England Home That Inspired ‘Fields of Gold’

Music fans are often curious about the inspirations behind some of their favorite songs. After all, musicians often channel their creativity in all sorts of surprising ways. For instance, Sting – ...
Archaeology

Excavation Unearths Traces of 16th-Century Mansion in England

EXETER, ENGLAND—Devon Live reports that excavations in southwestern England have uncovered traces of the sixteenth-century Columbjohn mansion on the grounds of the Killerton estate, which once ...
Artnet

Lost Merlin Manuscript Discovered in the Binding of a 16th-Century Book

At first glance, the 16th-century register found in the Cambridge University Library might not seem the most remarkable of objects. Its brittle pages simply held handwritten records of property deeds ...