A medieval person would find modern life deeply unsettling rather than impressive. Personal freedom, gender equality, and ...

Medieval Europeans genuinely believed the world beyond their borders was inhabited by monstrous human-like creatures.

Intermarriage between Middle Eastern and European Jews did occur before the 20th century — rare but historically verifiable, ...

In Russia's Tver, a medieval city two hours' drive from Moscow, locals have got used to not being able to use their phones ...

An exhibition at the Walters Art Musuem traces the appearences of cats in medieval manuscripts, from Europe, Asia, and the ...

In recent years, Ghana has been marked by a troubling rise in suspicious and unexplained deaths, many of which have ignited intense public outcry, media scrutiny, and protracted litigation. Families, ...

Intriguing new discoveries in a medieval cemetery in Wales have brought archaeologists closer to solving the mystery ...

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John Goodall looks at an ambitious restoration project to the choir and cloister of Exeter Cathedral, which was completed in ...

Inspiration came instead from two powerful forces: one was her own status as a newly-50 empty nester, when she decided it was time to try to write fiction.

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You’re Dead to Me Radio 4/BBC Sounds, 10am Greg Jenner certainly has a knack for making history amusing, a gift he ...