An armoured knight on a lumbering steed; toiling serfs, tied to the lands of their lord, cloistered monks and nuns, lost in prayer. And don’t forget the scenery: high-walled castles, great gothic ...

The previously unknown settlement appears to have been abandoned at some point in the 1300s, but researchers don’t know why An exhibition called “Paws on Parchment” tracks how cats were depicted in ...

Cats had a bad reputation in the middle ages. Their presumed links with paganism and witchcraft meant they were often treated with suspicion. But despite their association with the supernatural, ...

Lamplighter Jan Tater wears a historical uniform as he lights a gas lamp on Charles Bridge in Prague on Dec. 16. (Martin Divisek/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock) Perspective by ...

Scanning and interpreting centuries-old manuscripts is a challenge because musical notation wasn't formalized yet Maris Fessenden By examining pottery remains in over 50 rural settlements, ...