The Siege of 1453 The Siege of 1453 was a defining moment for Constantinople and the world. The city, once considered ...

Anicia Juliana was a Byzantine woman who managed to conquer the fields of architecture, using her massive wealth and noble lineage.

Russia announced Sunday the capture of another eastern Ukrainian village, in the Donetsk region, as its forces advanced ...

When you think of Byzantine emperors, you don’t necessarily think of flying thrones, machines and automations, do you?

The public will now be able to take a tour of St James's Palace, including the room where King Charles III was formally proclaimed as monarch, following successful trials. The Royal Collection ...

Several of Istanbul’s historic sites close from 4 pm to 7 pm, including Topkapi Palace, the Basilica Cistern ... its conversion to a mosque when the Ottomans took what was then Constantinople in the ...

During a diplomatic visit to Constantinople (Istanbul ... Yet, nothing initially destined this Topkapi Palace school graduate for such a glorious fate. During the final years of his father Selim I’s ...

You can watch the show here. 13. Midnight at the Pera Palace (2022- ) Inspired by the historical non-fiction book ‘Midnight at the Pera Palace: The Birth of Modern Istanbul’ by Charles King, ‘Midnight ...

Check into a hotel in the Sultanahmet area. The Ottomans took Constantinople in 1453, and for the next centuries, the Topkapi Palace in Sultanahmet was the headquarters of the Ottoman Empire and the ...