The 14th century wasn’t a great time for sunbathing in Europe. Right from the start it seemed as though a distinct chill had settled over the land. The Baltic Sea froze over twice in 1303 and again ...

There are many famous mysteries from the Middle Ages that have kept us guessing. Such as the fate of King Edward II and the princes in the Tower, or the meaning of the Voynich Manuscript. Today we ...

How a group of Florentine businessmen became the founders of an order that would span continents and centuries.

The Little Ice Age (LIA) was a period of cooling that occurred from approximately the 14th to the mid-19th century, during ...

An undeniably insulting, inappropriate, and even offensive gesture, the middle finger remains one of the most commonly used ...

Following its discovery in a farm field in northern Poland, a chunk of engraved brass has been confirmed by historians and archaeologists to actually be a 600-year-old religious seal.

Stories like A Court of Thorns and Roses have been seducing audiences with tales of romance and magical danger for hundreds ...

Available to try now, City Tales draws inspiration from Manor Lords and Cities Skylines, but has a unique system for building settlements.