Among these were silver coins and engraved weapons. Footage from the underwater operation was shared on the Historic England channel. 100 intricate sabers were retrieved from the shipwreck.

Founded by the Spanish in the early 16th century, Guanajuato became the world's leading silver-extraction centre in the 18th century. This past can be seen in its 'subterranean streets' and the 'Boca ...

Seven months of painstaking lab work revealed two encrusted orbs found off Florida’s Atlantic Coast are rare examples of 300-year-old “onion bottles,” state historians say. The “especially ...

In the early 18th century, the industries established during the reign of Elizabeth I experienced a new vigour. Iron-making in Pontypool and Bersham, lead and silver mining in Flintshire and ...