Even a Renaissance man is occasionally on the job hunt. Such was the case back in the 1480s, when a young Leonardo da Vinci was coming up in Florence. Born the lowly son of a notary, da Vinci ...

Colonial landmarks are also shown in West Africa, such as the castle of São Jorge da Mina, built in the 1480s by John II of Portugal, which grew into a major African trade hub. Vasco Da Gama ...

Matters came to a head in bitter civil war amongst the clan culminating in the 1480s at the Battle of Bloody Bay off the coast of Mull. John was defeated and Angus seized control of a divided clan.

In the mid-1480s, Erasmus took refuge in Predjama Castle after killing Count Pappenheim in a controversial duel. Habsburg Emperor Frederick III ordered a siege, but Erasmus held out for over a ...

Between the 1450s and the 1480s, the territories of the English crown were ravaged by the struggle between the houses of Lancaster and York. The Lancastrian line was descended from the third son ...

Young Man Holding a Roundel is believed to have been painted in the 1470s or 1480s and is considered one of Botticelli's finest portraits. It sold on Thursday at a Sotheby's auction in New York.

It was destroyed by fire in 1280, but fortunately it was rebuilt. In the 1480s, a new octagonal upper stage was added and topped with a wooden spire with Saint Michael. That also was destroyed by fire ...

By the 1480s, however, the style was in decline, and although the chaperon continued to be worn, its heyday of being one of ...