Prisons in the Middle Ages were often designed less for rehabilitation and more for punishment and control. Some facilities gained reputations for extreme conditions, where prisoners faced ...

The French publishing house highlights the exceptional career of its flagship author, a leading voice in Templar and Cathar fiction, whose work has been translated into 15 languages ...

The idea that medieval people routinely emptied chamber pots straight into the street as their primary method of waste ...

This is a Short History Of The European Middle Ages, Part 2 of 2. A Noiser podcast production. Hosted by John Hopkins. With thanks to Martyn Whittock, author of many books on the medieval period, ...

There are numerous examples in texts of Irish people showing a sense of belonging to a community defined in relation to Europe ...

In 1324 the emperor of Mali, Mansa Musa, began a legendary pilgrimage to Mecca that stunned the medieval world. Traveling with tens of thousands of followers and caravans of camels loaded with gold, ...

Herstmonceux Castle in East Sussex will step back 600 years this May Bank Holiday for a weekend of combat displays and living history.

Ancient charters in the archives have shared a new history for the city of York as they shine a light on the building of its ...

The relationship between Afghanistan and the Indian subcontinent was built over five centuries by people who were ...

Crews working on a park project were treated to a major surprise in Ghent, Belgium last month. Construction workers, who believed they were transforming a historic military site into a public park ...

Dozens of volunteers have recreated 900 years of Peterborough Cathedral's history through embroidery. On Tuesday, a ...

Although undated, the archaeological context provides a reliable timeframe. Coins minted during the reign of Ottoman Sultan Murad IV (1623–1640) were found in the same room, placing their creation ...