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 medieval wall painting dating back at least 700 years has been uncovered at Durham Castle. The artwork, featuring an outlined masonry pattern with a central flower and stem motif, ...

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 ...

There has never been a singular Christian perspective on how religion, power and politics ought to relate to each other – not ...

There is a version of Europe you can only reach by river. Not the one visible from highways or airport terminals, but the one that reveals itself slowly—a Benedictine abbey glowing ochre above the ...

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 ...

Castles are not just a relic of medieval warfare; they also represent power, prestige, romance, and architecture. While definitions of what qualifies as a “castle” can vary, some include fortified ...

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 ...