It was Portugal that kicked off what has come to be known as the Age of Discovery, in the mid-1400s ... many Japanese to Christianity, Japanese military rulers began persecuting the converts ...

Brazilian researchers are using laser technology to unearth a lost Portuguese colony and challenge long-held beliefs about ...

A conversation with Greg Grandin about his groundbreaking new book America, América: A New History of the New World.

Based on organic residues – imperceptible to the naked eye and detectable only at a molecular level – bronze age wine consumption must be fundamentally reconsidered.

How can these discoveries be reconciled with the widespread view that the post-Temple remnant of Jews in the Holy Land was ...

The law of unintended consequences says that in complex systems, disruptive events can lead to unexpected and often undesirable results, writes .

In slamming Mexico with a high reciprocal tariff—which has now been suspended for 90 days—the President of the United States of America, Donald J. Trump, did not take into consideration the provisions ...

Seven well known personalities, of different faiths and beliefs, tackle a challenging 300km pilgrimage on iPlayer and BBC Two from 20 April ...

Queen Toda approached Córdoba’s great ruler, the caliph ’Abd al-Rahman III, with two bold requests: help with a cure for her grandson’s morbid obesity and military support to regain the throne.

It is true that in an atomic age of cut-and ... than with the Portuguese. It is significant that whereas the Archbishop of Goa is a Portuguese, the first Indian Cardinal is a Goan. There are more Goan ...