A massive 15th-century merchant ship uncovered off Copenhagen reveals the true scale of medieval trade and shipbuilding.

This documentary uncovers the existence of organized street gangs in medieval European cities. Young men formed violent ...

On December 11th Mark Rutte, the NATO secretary-general, said darkly that “we must be prepared for the scale of war our ...

Arguing to MAGA diehards that alienating Europe goes against American self-interest is unlikely to have much effect: efforts ...

When people think of the European Middle Ages, it often brings to mind grinding poverty, superstition and darkness. But the ...

After more than a decade of wars, from Syria to Gaza, the Middle East is exhausted by conflict. Is it ready to find another ...

In the Middle Ages, a plague killed a third of Europe's population. Fleas carried the plague bacterium, Yersinia pestis, ...

The domains of the Habsburgs formed a political and cultural patchwork that would come under increasing strain.

I had my own little stage on which to play out the thrilling stories I was discovering from the rich tapestry of medieval ...

Christmas in France would not be complete without free-flowing champagne, oysters or a bûche de Noël. And the French holiday ...