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Medieval Grape Seed Matches Modern Pinot Noir, Genome Study Finds

The match points to centuries of vine cloning that kept prized varieties intact.

New Research Says Harold Sailed, Not Marched, to Hastings in 1066

March 21 Feast Day Honors Saint Nicholas of Flüe

Ukraine Marks 12 Years Since Crimea Annexation, Says Nearly 300 Held on Political Charges

Princess Donata of Prussia, Acclaimed Equestrian Journalist, Dies at 73

Sagrada Família’s Tower of Jesus Christ Tops Out at 172.5 Meters, Now the World’s Tallest Church

Hohenzollerngruft Reopens at Berlin Cathedral After Six-Year, €29 Million Restoration

Beta Film Boards 'Ludwig,' Cold-Case Drama About King Ludwig II

Two of Three Stolen Napoleon III Altar Plaques Recovered After Lovejoy Clue

Felipe VI Bids Farewell to Portugal’s Rebelo de Sousa, Urges Stronger European Role in NATO

Emma Hamilton–Signed 1690 Seutonius To Be Auctioned in York on Feb. 20

British Museum Secures £3.5 Million ‘Tudor Heart’ for Permanent Collection

Cees Nooteboom, Dutch Novelist and Travel Writer, Dies at 92

Christopher Clark Named 2026 Ludwig-Börne Prize Laureate

Scans Show Anne Boleyn’s Hever ‘Rose’ Portrait Was Reworked in 1583 to Display Five Fingers

Royals Join Mourners as Families Press for Answers in Spain Train Disaster

5,500-Year-Old Genome Reveals Ancient Sister Lineage of Syphilis-Causing Bacteria in Colombia

Russia Condemns Bundestag Holocaust Remembrance Snub as Putin Cites Leningrad Siege Link

Grand Duchess Stéphanie Uses Privilège du Blanc in First Audience With Pope Leo XIV

Study Finds Thousands of East German Adoptions Coercive, No Evidence of Central Plan