She was a nearly-anonymous young German princess. And yet a trip to Russia, when she was fourteen, led to undreamed-of...

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Most of us know about the California Gold Rush of 1849. But how many of us have heard of the...

Jean-Baptiste Tavernier is the jewelry-lover’s superstar of the Age of Exploration. His name will be forever tied to the glittering...