Chess is widely seen as a great equalizer. Players from every social, racial, and economic class have squared off across the ...

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 ...

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

Visiting Wing’s Castle reminds you that New York State is full of hidden treasures if you’re willing to venture beyond the ...

Deep in the forest surrounding Sławobórz, Poland, interdisciplinary researchers have finally unearthed the lost medieval town ...

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

A 700-year-old medieval wall painting has been discovered during renovations of a castle. The painting, which experts believe ...

Three leaves had been missing for more than a century. Researchers found one of them when they decided on a whim to check the ...

As such, the palimpsest hosts a number of 10th century treatises by the Greek mathematician and inventor Archimedes of Syracuse (though the original texts would have been centuries older). Notably, ...

Plan your ideal Bordeaux escape with vineyard tours, luxury stays, and chic speakeasies, perfect for a memorable French wine country experience.

A new exhibition showcasing illustrated prayer books from the Middle Ages is now on display at the Walters Art Museum.

Stained glass is a highlight of English cathedrals, with many windows dating to medieval times. Tourists admire famous examples like York Cathedral’s Rose Window, St. George’s Chapel’s West Window in ...