A City Besieged: Kaffa on the Edge In the mid-14th century, the Genoese city of Kaffa (modern-day Feodosia in Crimea) …

A Royal Capture That Shocked Europe In the early 16th century, one of Europe's most glamorous monarchs, Francis I o…

The Hidden Threat Lurking Beneath Venice's Beauty In the glittering days of the Italian Renaissance, Venice, the ma…

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