New genealogical research traces the Pope’s ancestry back to the 1500s, revealing what Harvard historian Henry Louis Gates Jr. calls ‘one of the most diverse family trees’ he’s ever come across.

Decades of mystery ended when archaeology and science combined to confirm the fate of the Romanovs and expose the truth ...

Once the most powerful family in Russia, the Romanovs fell victim to revolution, captivity, and a violent end that sparked a ...