Chris Wickham is one of the best-known Marxist historians of the Middle Ages. In his book The Donkey and the Boat, he offers ...

Now after years of painstaking collaborative work with the university’s Cultural Heritage Imaging Laboratory (CHIL), ...

Despite the upheaval in that era, Medieval Russians went about their business, and bored kids, including one named Onfim, ...

Cambridge University researchers found a manuscript with rare Arthurian tales bound into a ledger more than 400 years old and ...

Bahr undertook a complete re-examination of the tome, complete with spectroscopic analysis and mathematical investigation, to ...

A twinkling Eiffel at midnight, romantic strolls around the cobble-paved Montmartre, and an elegant soirée attending the ...

While traditional religious practices may be on the decline, pilgrimages — meditative, multi-day hikes — are experiencing a ...

Believe it or not, pies weren’t always sweet treats in medieval times, some were filled with crow meat. Explore the fascinating and unexpected history behind one of the most curious culinary ...

There has long been a great fascination with the Medieval period of history. Thousands of stories, whether historical or fantastical, are set or based during this era. It is an era that has been ...

Early explorers wondered why two neighboring islands, separated by something called the “Wallace Line,” had such different wildlife. They saw tigers and elephants on one side, while marsupials lived ...

The rare gem-set Medieval bishop's ring is expected to sell for between £15,000 to £18,000 A rare Medieval bishop's ring found by a retired firefighter in a Norfolk field is expected to fetch up ...

Officials say negotiations would also include the future of Israeli military outposts in Lebanon and of Lebanese prisoners still held in Israel. By Adam Rasgon Reporting from Jerusalem Israel and ...