This 12th-century abbey features breathtaking medieval stone carvings and sculptures depicting knights and saints, yet often remains overshadowed by its famous neighbour ...

This medieval abbey boasts spectacular 13th-century stone carvings of knights and saints, but many tourists miss this national monument in favour of the Rock of Cashel ...

Castello di Amorosa sits in the heart of Napa Valley wine country. This place looks like it was picked up from Italy and dropped right here. The castle has towers that reach toward the sky. Stone ...

Dating back to the 12th century, this medieval monastery in Ireland boasts spectacular stone sculptures depicting knights, saints and animals ...

Of all the armour that survives from the Renaissance period, Henry VIII’s horned helmet is arguably the weirdest. This helmet ...

The Broomway in Essex is notoriously treacherous because of the quick-moving waters surrounding it. One delivery vehicle didn’t make it.

One theory suggests the infamous Roman emperor survived an assassination attempt in the tunnel now open to the public.

We explore the enduring popularity of the medieval sleep nook, the bed-box, and look at how it can be modernised for ...

Isotope analysis reveals that social status and wealth had a profound impact on diet in medieval England, showing that people from different social groups in medieval Cambridge ate markedly different ...

These California castles feature towers, drawbridges, wine cellars, and ocean views that rival European landmarks without leaving the West Coast.

For the first time in roughly six centuries, London’s skies may again carry the long, steady wings of the white stork. These ...

A rock shelter discovered in the southern Sinai Desert contains designs and inscriptions spanning a period of 10,000 years, ...