The picturesque village boasts 1,000 years of rich history, stunning churches and marvellous buildings, as well as a ...

Hawks offered women both real and symbolic means to express gender, power and status within a male-dominated world.

A metal detectorist in the east of England discovered a medieval seal that was made between 1200 and 1400 C.E. The seal mixes ...

When we think of sugar these days, it's likely in a bag or box of granules; however, in the medieval period, people used it ...

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The castle dated back to the medieval period and remained occupied into the 19th century. Around 1850, it was abandoned and ...

At West Helsterton in east Yorkshire, DNA results point to a biological relationships between men buried in close proximity.

In September 2024, a metal detectorist scouring a farm about 45 miles northeast of London found a silver, oval pendant ...

The Abbey Library of St Gallen is a Baroque hall of globes, manuscripts and curiosities that has survived, improbably, for ...

Fragments of the medieval shrine of St William of York are on display in York Minster for the first time in nearly 500 years.

New research reveals a forgotten side of medieval Christianity—one rooted not in cathedrals, but in fields, forests, and ...

This quaint hamlet is the ideal serene getaway — especially for history aficionados who are fans of stunning architecture and gorgeous buildings.