When modern readers look at medieval maps, the instinct is to smile at the sea creatures and assume cartographers were just ...

Deep in the forest surrounding Sławobórz, Poland, interdisciplinary researchers have finally unearthed the lost medieval town ...

Through chapters on monastic gardens, herb gardens, vineyards, and “love gardens” both religious and secular, her Medieval ...

New research shows ancient plague may have spread through livestock, not fleas, based on DNA from a 4,000-year-old sheep.

Structural engineers have highlighted sections of the wall that need restoration [Great Yarmouth Borough Council] Repairs are ...

South east London is full of street names with long, serious histories, but some of them sound more like they belong in a ...

Alexander Gabrovsky grinds out 12-hour hospital shifts in the U.S., then takes off for month-long breathers at his Italian ...

One of the oldest routes through Newcastle, Newgate Street has a long and interesting story to tell ...

The Kentucky Renaissance Fair in Eminence delivers exactly that kind of magic, minus the talking lions and with significantly ...

Sometimes the most extraordinary places are hiding in plain sight, and Gillette Castle State Park in East Haddam proves that Connecticut has been keeping secrets from you this whole time. You know ...

A new study reveals that medieval chess was a powerful vehicle for promoting racial harmony. While contemporary medieval art often depicted non-white individuals in extreme roles, representations of ...