Reviewing a family mini-break to Kent’s Leeds Castle which is hoping its new Knights’ Retreat holiday lodges will have ...

This video examines the oubliette, a type of medieval prison designed for extreme confinement. Typically built as deep vertical shafts, these spaces offered little light or ventilation. Prisoners were ...

On the weekend of May 30th and 31st, 2026, Blandy-les-Tours Castle in Seine-et-Marne will host the latest edition of its Seigneuriales—a spectacular medieval festival and one-of-a-kind event in Île-de ...

The painting - made up of an outlined masonry pattern with a central flower and stem motif - had been covered over. The post ...

A hidden section of a medieval wall painting dating back at least 700 years has been uncovered at one of Wearside and England ...

At first glance, medieval Europe feels distant as a world of dark castles, plague, and hard labor, but fashion tells a more personal story. In the late Middle Ages, one of the continent’s most popular ...

The foundations of a medieval gate have been uncovered at the Binnenhof, a building complex in the center of The Hague, according to a report in the NL Times. Called the Spuipoort, the gate was built ...

Pop culture seems to be fascinated recently by the Middle Ages and Joslyn Castle & Gardens is jumping back in time with its ...

A castle in California hosts knights, jousting tournaments, and a four-course feast in one of the most entertaining dinner ...

Medieval castles solved sanitation with stone shafts, ammonia fumigated wardrobes, and hired specialists to empty the pits at night. The engineering was smarter than it sounds, and sometimes deadlier ...

Imagine stepping into a fortress that looks like it was pulled straight from a fairy tale. Uhuburg, also known as Eagle Owl Castle, sits in the beautiful country of Georgia and offers visitors a ...

The archaeologist who discovered a medieval gold ring while digging less than three inches beneath the surface of Norway’s oldest town had quite the reaction. “‘S***, is that gold?’ was my first ...