The modern history of Western Europe is defined by opposition. Europe is presented as a beacon of civilisation facing down ...

European castles are some of the world’s most iconic and historically significant structures, many dating back to the Middle ...

Medieval” has come to mean backward, uninformed, and brutal, particularly when looking at the lives of women. This does not ...

A remarkable archaeological discovery has been made near Biskupiec in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship of Poland. Members of ...

Still, another reality emerges. The church may not have seen women as equals, but nevertheless, their work was key to the workings and finances of the papal court and its surroundings. The fact is ...

This week’s reviews range from Anne Tyler’s latest romantic novel (her 25th!) to a guide to saving both money and the planet ...

Explore the new event pack for Crusader Kings 3, focusing on the challenges of raising child rulers in a medieval dynasty.

Over time, gold transformed from a decorative metal into an essential component of the economy, leaving a legacy that ...

Sequestered cardinals would not tarry in long discussions, especially when they were away from the comfort of their own palaces, allowed only a single attendant and sleeping in simple cells. If they ...

Researchers think the weapon, which had been deliberately broken and burned, was once part of a funerary ritual for a local warrior ...

Pastor Douglas Wilson, of the Communion of Reformed Evangelical Churches, made the statements in his 1996 book Southern ...