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

Medieval humor was crude, explicit, and unapologetically offensive by modern standards. Jokes about sex, bodily functions, marriage, and authority circulated openly in taverns, marketplaces, and even ...

Medieval manuscripts, rare botanical illustrations and unique books housed in a library founded in the 1800s are set to be ...

Discover the meaning, history, and modern relevance of the title 'viscount' in European nobility. Understand its origins, ...

A careless moment in a 15th-century workshop involving one curious cat walking across freshly inked parchment has turned into a rare time capsule of everyday medieval life. More than 500 years later, ...

Inspired by Tergit’s own family history, this account of the rise and fall of a German Jewish clan has an addictive immediacy ...

The Government has invited bids to be the first UK Town of Culture in 2028. We’re still at the “expressions of interest” ...

John Lithgow has described JK Rowling’s gender-critical views as “inexplicable”. The 80-year-old American actor admitted ...

Rabbi Bruce D. Forman discusses Parashat Mishpatim, which dives into case law: damages, injuries, lost property, workers’ ...

I read the books that helped shape The Family, the cult founded by an Australian yoga teacher in the 1960s – when Western ...