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A detail of a caravel ship belonging to a fleet under the command of João Serrão. From the 1566 Livro das Armadas (Academy of Sciences, Lisbon)

A map of the world drawn by Juan de la Cosa (c. 1450-1510). Made in 1500 on leather-backed parchment. (National Naval Museum of Madrid)

The Migration Period in Europe (c. 4th–6th centuries CE) marks a prolonged era of movement, conflict, and political transformation rather than a single moment of collapse. Following the death...

A model of a 15th-century Portuguese caravel with lateen sails. The caravel was an important element of Portugal's ambitions to build an empire. (National Maritime Museum, Paris)

Built in 1888, the Hotel Eilean Iarmain is located on the tip of the Sleat peninsula, Isle of Skye, Scotland.

Knock Castle was built by the Clan MacLeod in the 15th century. Its ruins are located on the Sleat peninsula, Isle of Skye, Scotland.

Dunscaith Castle figures prominently in Scottish lore as the home of the warrior-witch Scathach, who taught the hero Cuchulainn the art of war. It was built in the 13th century by the Clan MacLeod, later taken...

Dunvegan Castle is the family seat of the Clan MacLeod on the Isle of Skye, Scotland. The castle is the oldest continually inhabited in northern Scotland. The present structure dates from the 18th century but...

Armadale Castle was the family seat of the Clan MacDonald. The 19th-century manor house was destroyed by fire, and its ruins are located on the Sleat peninsula, Isle of Skye, Scotland.

The Isle of Skye, Scotland, has a long history stretching back to the Neolithic Period. The island is featured in many pivotal historic and legendary events.