12 famous people who died on the Titanic — and 11 who survived ©Library of Congress. The Titanic, billed as an unsinkable ship, hit an iceberg and sank on April 15, 1912.

Monarchs seem particularly susceptible: The early 12th-century English king Henry I is said to have died from a surfeit of lampreys (an eel-like fish); one of his successors, King John, was done ...

While many prominent people spent time at the castle, the most famous was Queen Mary, a Catholic and daughter of King Henry VIII. In 1553, she rallied support from her base in the castle and ...

Richard the Lionheart (Richard I) was the king of England at the end of the 12th century. He was also a famous library thief. ... People have always been stealing libraries, ...

Built in the 12th century, and used up until the 17th century, the Knowlton church in Wimborne is surrounded by a Neolithic earthwork and is in the centre of a pagan circle.

Nathan's Famous (NASDAQ:NATH), the fast-food chain that began as a nickel hot dog stand in 1916 in New York City's Coney ...

A lightning strike killed 18 people taking storm selfies at the top of a 12-century watchtower in northern India Sunday, according to officials.

A 12th-century Irish castle is on sale for about $2.2 million, the same price as some NY apartments. Blackwater Castle has nine bedrooms, a holy well, and access to a private river.

And it's very typical from the 12th and 13th century," Élodie Lévêque said Friday. "Paper didn't exist at the time, so it's all made with parchment. So skin, leather, and it's also made of wood." ...

A rare, 12th century loo allowed three people to go number two at once. It once hung over a cesspit that drained into the River Fleet, and was found in a series of digs between 1988 and 1992.

A HOMEOWNER was left gobsmacked when he found a 900-year-old boulder carved with a famous Christian figure centimetres beneath his home. Peter Wittenberg, from Klotzow village in Germany, unearthed… ...

The story is set in 12th-century Kaifeng, ... which was home to several famous fortune-tellers at the time. ... I was able to educate people without being didactic in any way.