Medieval manuscripts, paintings and chess sets reveal that the so-called "game of kings" defied social structures and racial attitudes by celebrating the intellectual prowess of winners irrespective ...

When people think of Renaissance festivals in the United States, massive events in California or Texas usually come to mind. But according to a recent readers’ poll by USA Today, one of the very best ...

How the so-called ‘game of kings’ defied racial attitudes by celebrating the intellectual prowess of winners, irrespective of their skin colour.

A remarkable discovery in a Swedish bog revealed the well-preserved remains of a medieval man who had been dead for centuries. The body, still clothed and pinned to the ground with wooden poles, ...

A medieval fortress hidden in a swamp in Poland reappears with 244 objects and reveals life between the 10th and 13th centuries.

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Opening night of the Bronx County Historical Society’s “When The Bronx Moved” was packed with dancers who grew up learning ...

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Perhaps you would recognize her as Anita Garibaldi, the lover, wife, and life partner of General Giuseppe Garibaldi, the hero ...

Mythic beings? Severe weather events? Apex predators? The Athletic asked zoologists, meteorologists who wins the "mascot fight" bracket.

Ecosystem research examines how human activity reshapes landscapes and environments. Students from Goethe University and the University of Tübingen ...