Muir Beach's 16th century England hideaway transports you to a whole new world

Only a short 20-minute drive from the Golden Gate, a trip to the Pelican Inn feels like you traveled back in time.
The Cheat Sheet

Inside Sting’s 16th Century England Home That Inspired ‘Fields of Gold’

Music fans are often curious about the inspirations behind some of their favorite songs. After all, musicians often channel their creativity in all sorts of surprising ways. For instance, Sting – ...
Archaeology

Excavation Unearths Traces of 16th-Century Mansion in England

EXETER, ENGLAND—Devon Live reports that excavations in southwestern England have uncovered traces of the sixteenth-century Columbjohn mansion on the grounds of the Killerton estate, which once ...
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Hear the long-lost chants of English monks whose monasteries were dissolved by Henry VIII

In the 16th century, England’s Henry VIII broke with the pope, established the Church of England and named himself its supreme head—a sequence of events now known as the Reformation. By that point, ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Rare 16th-Century Ship Unearthed in England

While dredging a flooded quarry for gravel, workers in Kent, England, stumbled upon the remains of a ship dating back to the 16th century. Unsure of what they’d unearthed, they turned the ...

'A fascinating window into the past': The homes revealing how Tudor people really lived

Hamnet has brought Tudor architecture and interiors to the fore. And there are plenty of houses around the UK still showcasing 16th-Century living.
Artnet

Lost Merlin Manuscript Discovered in the Binding of a 16th-Century Book

At first glance, the 16th-century register found in the Cambridge University Library might not seem the most remarkable of objects. Its brittle pages simply held handwritten records of property deeds ...