Tartan may scream Scotland, but traces of the fabric have been found on ancient Chinese mummies
An English seaman became the first Western samurai by impressing a Japanese warlord with his knowledge, centuries later inspiring novel “Shogun”
Victorians at the beach and the bizarre device called the “Bathing Machine”
Father Thomas Byles: The heroic priest who remained on board the RMS Titanic to comfort the doomed
Ancient Romans flooded the Colosseum to re-create famous naval battles for thousands to see
The Terror of South China: Madame Ching was a prostitute who became a highly successful, feared pirate captain
Princess Angeline: The eldest daughter of Chief Seattle refused to leave her land
The only one of its kind: Greek navy reconstructed an ancient Athenian trireme, the HS Olympias, in the 1980s
Bulgaria’s Monument to Communism is now a Bizarre Ruin that Fascinates Tourists
After finding fame as Dracula, Bela Lugosi turned down the chance to play Frankenstein’s Monster, a role that went to little-known Boris Karloff
