Rubén Darío The Nicaraguan poet who spawned Spanish–American ‘Modernism’ is much remembered all over his native country
Archaeologists who were real-life Indiana Jones
King Charles II of Navarre was burnt alive by accident
The Chinese Pavilion at Drottningholm Palace: A remarkable Swedish treasure and a magnificent example of the European rococo style
Fatal fashion: deadliest fashion and beauty trends in history
Samlesbury Hall is one of the most remarkable and intriguing 14th-century manor houses in England
The non-existent Mountains of Kong charted on the maps of Africa for almost a century
A brief history of the White House Easter Egg Roll
The Morlaix staircase displayed at the V&A Museum was once a part of a 16th-century timber-framed house in Morlaix, France
The City of the Dead: A graveyard with 500,000 citizens living among ancient tombs
