Crossing the Atlantic in the 1700s was no easy feat. The fastest ships could make the voyage in as little as a month, but for ...

A long-lost pirate ship packed with treasure worth a staggering $138 million has been discovered off the coast of Madagascar.

When famed pirates overtook a Portuguese ship in 1721 once laden with treasure (now valued over $138 million), the battle ...

Famed for its summer regatta, this riverside market town in south Oxfordshire has independent distilleries, cosy gastropubs ...

A map of London shows the sites of recorded 14th-century homicides. Blue shows killings involving males; red indicates a female victim or perpetrator. Symbols denote the weapons used.

In the 16th century, explorers’ sailing ships were the backbone of the Age of Exploration, enabling voyages across vast oceans to discover new lands, establish trade routes, and map the unknown ...

Sunken 18th-century ship discovered by chance off famed Game of Thrones filming spot Ivan Bukelic was working on a water pipeline in Dubrovnik's old port when he found a wooden structure buried in ...

An 18th-century boat has been discovered by chance near the majestic stone walls of Croatia's medieval city of Dubrovnik. The remarkable discovery was made in April by Ivan Bukelic, who was working on ...

Archaeologists also uncovered vessel fragments at the site dating back to the 13th or 14th century B.C., aligning with the period when Odysseus supposedly lived in Ithaca.

Marine expert Edmond O’Byrne's team believes they have discovered the likely remains of the Recovery, an 18th-century that carried valuable cargo before it sank.

He may have betrayed her to the Church—she may have had him killed. Researcher uncovers medieval murder in modern-day maps.

Skeletal remains found on different beaches along the Jersey Shore belong to the captain of a 19th century ship that sank off Atlantic County, investigators announced this week.