From Paris' sparkling Eiffel Tower and romantic Montmartre, down to Marseille's vibrant port and pastel-colored Panier ...

The concept of history in the Middle Ages was not what it is today, as visitors to the J. Paul Getty Museum’s new exhibition of manuscripts will see. In an eye-popping image from “Romance of ...

This week saw more than 2,500 scholars of the Middle Ages descend on the University of Leeds (England) for the 25th annual International Medieval Congress. There, over the course of 4 days and ...

♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ -The Middle Ages spanned 1,000 years, from about 500 to 1500. The first half was a time of relative poverty and economic stagnation. Then around the year 1000, Europe rebounded.

Throughout the Middle Ages, Santiago de Compostela was a major destination for numerous pilgrims from all over Europe. To reach Spain, the pilgrims had to pass through France. Four symbolic routes ...

In the Middle Ages, Catharism - a Christian sect accused of heresy – thrived in the heart of the French Pyrenees. Its indelible imprint can still be seen today: perched on a rock some 1,200 ...

Archaeologists digging in Obernai, a commune in northeastern France, discovered a deformed female skull in a necropolis containing 18 burials dating to the fifth century A.D., or the early Middle ...

Roots of war. Historical tradition dates the Hundred Years War between England and France as running from 1337 to 1453. In 1337, Edward III had responded to the confiscation of his duchy of ...

Overview: The Middle Ages, 1154 - 1485. ... His attitude to France, Ireland, Wales and Scotland would define England's relations with its neighbours for centuries. By Dr Mike Ibeji.