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Hidden treasures people found at home By Bennington Grant Robert Alexander/Getty Images A centuries-old mystery may be solved soon, thanks to some old-time pirate booty recently unearthed by an amateur historian. Jim Bailey found the coins using a metal detector in Middletown, Rhode island. For 400 years, historians have pondered the escape route of pirate Captain Henry Every after his capture of the Ganj-i-Sawai, a ship belonging to an Indian emperor carrying gold and silver from Mecca. The discovery of these coins hints that Every made a pitstop in America. Alt...

BRIAN VINER reviews grimly comic revenge thriller Promising Young Woman and new David Attenborough documentary The Year the Earth Changed.

ADVERTISEMENT When he left the farm, he worked odd jobs while pursuing his passion for archaeology and astronomy. By the time he was sent to Edith's he had already written his first book about astrology and was working as a freelance archaeologist for the museum.  Basil and his assistants began digging up three of the mounds in the summer of 1938 and found knives, an ax head, bronze fragments, textiles and some human remains.  Then in 1939, they decided to work on the biggest mound. Under the mound they found the 80-foot Anglo-Saxon burial ship. The sheer size of the ship suggested that it ...

Netflix The story of our Royal Family can be stranger than fiction at times, so it makes the perfect material for a period drama series. Intrigue, wealth and scandal set against the political backdrop of the day have been a ratings hit for Netflix as viewers relive key moments for the Windsors in this fictionalised account. The Royals themselves have been a little disapproving of the treatment of some historical events, but the idea that they might have been streaming The Crown along with the show’s fans – who include Hollywood stars as well as the general public – makes it even mor...

Courtesy Quick, give us an answer: should you read the book before you see the movie, or should you see the movie and then dive into the book? It’s a heated debate as old as time—and one with no right answer—but luckily, 2021 comes bearing plenty of cinematic offerings on which we can all test out best practices. We’ve taken the liberty of rounding up the year’s best and brightest book to movie adaptations, from cozy period pieces to black comedies and horror thrillers. Some of these films are already out, meaning that you can stream them now and tackle that whole book part later,...