The Carpathian Basin and Southeastern Europe, historically a crossroads of empires and cultures, is home to Romania, a nation ...

Rubble and ruin were all that remained of the early-19th-century Villa Frere and its gardens, planted by the English diplomat ...

Queen Maria of Romania, granddaughter of Queen Victoria, ruled the country during World War I and 1918, achieving international recognition. Despite personal struggles, she was banished from court ...