Although most towns and villages in the Middle Ages in Europe possessed only one church for every parish, in contrast to ...

Simon Park, who teaches Portuguese history and literature at Oxford University, aims to recast the early period of European exploration as a story of disasters rather than successes. His target is ...

Caroline Collins looks at such people as mariners, explorers, whalers and shipbuilders between the 16th and 20th centuries ...

During the 1500s, Pedro D’Ataide’s ship was separated ... He left a letter in a Portuguese sailor’s shoe tied to a tree. The fourth Portuguese fleet to India found his letter in July 1501.

It was just after 7pm and the ship’s captain and a handful of passengers had finished dinner in the saloon when a shout came from above: “Land ahead, all hands on deck!” The Netherby, a ...

Hawaii has more to offer than just beaches and resorts. These lush towns offer breathtaking views, rich culture, and ...

The 140m-long Solong is Portuguese-registered and was carrying about 157 containers. The Stena Immaculate is 183m long and was carrying jet fuel. It anchored at the point of the collision about 15 ...

A bizarre natural event has left a beach in Majorca covered in a slimy blue mass. Locals and holidaymakers alike did not wake up this morning to the typical golden sandy beaches which make the ...

A Scots mum has made a desperate plea for help after her Royal Navy sailor son was locked up in Bahrain. Owen Haggerty, 22, from Johnstone, Renfrewshire, was just a day away from returning home to ...

Eventually, a Portuguese sailor agreed to “translate” for the stranger, relaying the information that she was a princess from the Indian Ocean island of Javasu who had escaped a kidnapping ...

The Henrico County School Board is facing backlash — not only from the public but also from the Board of Supervisors — for its decision to postpone any redistricting efforts. The two governing ...