This story appears in the March/April 2017 issue of National Geographic History magazine. The 16th century was an age of exploration in all senses of the term, a period when colossal advances in ...

Visit different countries, and you’re bound to experience cultural differences—especially at the dinner table. Here are some things to help you mind your manners, wherever you’re traveling next.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I go out to dinner twice a month ... However, one friend always orders desserts “for the table.” She does not ask whether people would like to share dessert, or what to ...