When you hear it said that “Modern steel is disposable by design”, your ears perk up, as you just caught the unmistakable ...

From burning castles to swords and magic and velvet gowns, medievalism has taken over 21st century pop culture.

London was tiny when compared to today's modern cities, but much larger than any other English town at that time. In 1300, the population stood at approximately 80,000, all crammed into one square ...

Some names never seem to go out of style, even if they should. While some baby names from the Middle Ages can sound ...

We preview the artists that reflect Le Guess Who?’s “outernationalist” core, and the Utrecht festival’s mission to build ...

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A new light and sound show exploring "lost worlds" has opened in a medieval cathedral. Sarum Lights returns to Salisbury ...

It is hot, but not quite insufferable at Friendship Park in Gahanna, where warriors have gathered in a modest field beside the pavilion. The attendees of an unaffiliated birthday party still linger.

The man was pulled out of the tower by emergency services 11 hour later, but was in a state of cardiac arrest when he arrived at the hospital.

Among the most popular books of the time, bestiaries were filled with real and mythical animals and their lore, the protagonists of intriguing stories symbolizing human virtues and faults.

From the outside, the Congregados Basilica is, like the rest of Braga, beautiful in an understated kind of way. It’s a city ...