A new exhibition at the British Library explores the public, private and spiritual lives of such figures as Joan of Arc, Christine de Pizan and Hildegard of Bingen ...

That unassuming manuscript turned out to be the only surviving copy of The Book of Margery Kempe, a medieval text chronicling ... the Black Death in the 14th century,” says Jackson.

Christmas markets are a great way to celebrate the holidays. Here are the 12 best ones across Europe that are a must-visit ...

The medieval festivities have been held here since 1958 ... Many Montalcino residents get dressed in 14th-century style clothing to parade the streets, while dancers and singers call the townsfolk to ...

14th-century Flateyjarbók image of Harald Fairhair (right ... On St Ninian’s Isle, mainland Shetland, stands a ruined medieval chapel which is believed to have been Shetland’s first Christian church ...

By this time of the year, most of us in cooler climates have started wearing gloves. But gloves weren’t always relegated to wintry weather. In medieval Europe, they were a ...

Imagine the equivalent of a late Medieval open-top bus parade after ... of painting and sculpture from the fiery cauldron of 14th-century Siena that will be staged in our lifetimes.

Please verify your email address. Medieval city-builders offer a unique starting-from-scratch experience. The best of these games allow players to create realistic villages on natural landscapes.

The Sverris saga, a quasi-fictional historical account from the end of the 12th century CE, recaps the reign of the medieval Norwegian king Sverre Sigurdsson. One of the best-known passages ...

A new analysis indicates the human remains found in a well in Norway are from a 1197 raid described in a royal history. A new scientific examination of 800-year-old human remains in Norway ...