A time capsule which may belong to Jules Vernes was discovered near the French Pyrenees
Alice Guy-Blache: The story of the first female cinema pioneer and film director
The tragic death of Sharon Tate who was killed by the Manson Family
Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun: one of the best-known female portrait artists of the 18th century
The ancient city of Bagan: the Burmese holy site with 2,230 Buddhist monuments
Bound to be beautiful: The bizarre practice of foot-binding was once a symbol of beauty in China
Fur coat worn by a Titanic survivor when the ship sank is up for sale
The Broch of Mousa is the best-preserved Iron Age broch in Scotland
Chopines: Renaissance platform shoes popularly worn in Venice by both courtesans and patrician women
Inside Berlin’s ruined water park Blub: a long gone attractive recreational centre in Germany
