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Trade and commerce in the medieval world developed to such an extent that even relatively small communities had access to weekly markets and, perhaps a day's travel away, larger but less frequent fairs, where the full range of consumer goods...

Women played a vital role in the Protestant Reformation (1517-1648) not only by supporting the major reformers as wives but also through their own literary and political influence. Their contributions were largely marginalized in the past...

The Etruscans produced bronze goods going back to the Villanovan period (1100-750 BCE) and used the material for all manner of objects, but it is their figure sculptures which have become some of the star attractions in museums worldwide...

The Chimera of Arezzo is a bronze statue sculpted by the Etruscans of northern and central Italy during the 5th-4th century BCE. The creature is the fire-breathing monster from Greek mythology which has the head of a lion, tail of a snake...

At the dawn of the French Wars of Religion (1562-1598), Montpellier in southern France had a significant Protestant minority that controlled the city's institutions. The Edict of Nantes in 1598 ended the wars and Protestants retained territorial...

Not only is Le Chateau de Chenonceau one of the most magnificent palaces in France’s Loire Valley, it also has one of the most fascinating histories. It is known as the Ladies’ Chateau for the many women who owned, renovated and left their...

The contributions of women to the Protestant Reformation (1517-1648) were frequently marginalized in the past but have gained wider recognition in the present era. Many women played important roles in spreading the new vision of Christianity...

Detailed view of Venus, from the Renaissance artwork "Birth of Venus" by Sandro Botticelli (created 1483 - 1485 CE). Tempera on panel. Provenance: Lorenzo di Pierfrancesco de' Medici family collections. Uffizi Gallery, Florence.

By Sandro Botticelli (1445–1510 CE), commissioned by Lorenzo and Giovanni di Pierfrancesco de'Medici for Villa di Castello (?).

One morning at the gates of the Louvre, depicting Catherine de' Medici inspecting the victims of St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre, oil on canvas painting by Édouard Debat-Ponsan, 1880. Musée d'Art Roger-Quilliot, Clermont-Ferrand