Celebrating a birthday in the Middle Ages was very different from today. In this video, we explore how birthdays were observed - or often ignored - by different classes, the kinds of celebrations ...

When a royal vessel sank of the coast of Normandy in 1120, it not only claimed hundreds of lives but also set off a ...

Thousands of people across France flocked to vaccination centres on Sunday as the government stepped up inoculations against the coronavirus to ease the load on hospitals and stave off further ...

A new exhibition at The Met Cloisters makes the case that gender and sexual fluidity were an essential part of Medieval religious art.

The hair-raising reality of the Middle Ages is a grisly one that contrasts greatly with today's healthcare and technological ...

It was the most prosaic of equipment for the grandest of heists: a ladder, propped right under the noses of French guards. The thieves exited as they entered, through a window, fleeing with nearly all ...

Let's go back to the Middle Ages to look at some dishes people still enjoy today. Find out if one of your favorite meals is ...

Netanyahu is scheduled to sit down with Trump at the White House on Monday. The Israel Defense Forces is continuing its operation to take control of Gaza City, the largest urban area in the Gaza Strip ...

Among the most popular books of the time, bestiaries were filled with real and mythical animals and their lore, the ...

French authorities have issued a new arrest warrant for Syrian ex-president Bashar al- Assad over the suspected Syrian government chemical attacks on Adra and Douma outside Damascus and in Eastern ...

Assad was toppled last year after more than 14 years of devastating civil war — Abdullah HAMMAM French magistrates this summer issued a new arrest warrant against ousted Syrian president Bashar ...

French Foreign Ministry spokesperson Pascal Confavreux reiterated on Wednesday France’s plans to contribute to an international stabilization force for the Gaza Strip as part of a US-led ceasefire ...