A new kind of kingdom needed a new kind of queen. The millennium-old and largely forgotten Mathilda of Flanders is being ...

New research suggests that women were the scribes of at least 1.1 percent of manuscripts in the Latin West between 400 and ...

Dubbed the greatest art fair in the world, Tefaf, aka, the European Fine Arts Fair, in the charming history laden city of ...

The glittering armor worn by medieval European knights ... first used in Europe in the 13th century and became the mainstream form of protective gear by the 15th century. Next, let's look at ...

If you’re looking for something truly unique to name your next fur child, why not take inspiration from medieval times? Back in the 15th century, Edward of Norwich, 2nd Duke of York, compiled ...

That will change this year, as the late-Medieval prayer book undergoes delicate conservation before its starring role in a major exhibition at Chantilly (7 June-6 October). A princely collector ...

"The hoard is the find of a lifetime," Stephenson said in a statement from Scotland's Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service. Some of the coins were English silver groats, minted by both Henry ...

A map published by Earth System Science Data shows the dramatic decrease in forest-covered land in the United States since the 17th century. Before European settlement in the early 1600s ...

A STUNNING find has been unearthed by metal detectorists dating back to the 13th century. A treasure inquest was opened at Warrington Coroner’s Court on Wednesday following the discovery of a ...

A STUNNING find has been unearthed by metal detectorists dating back to the 13th century. A treasure inquest was opened at Warrington Coroner’s Court on Wednesday following the discovery of a ...

It was once a stronghold for pirates during the Middle Ages before being under Venetian rule in the 15th century. Two of the medieval fortresses the pirates built remain, which you can climb for ...

Experts from London have been called in to appraise 15th-century artwork from the chapel of St John's Almshouse in Sherborne. The three-panelled altar piece, known as a triptych, was removed from ...