St John’s Jerusalem is approached by a long driveway winding through a former deer park, currently used to keep horses. Its ...

The Middle Ages weren’t just about castles and cathedrals – they were also home to some of the most ambitious mega projects ...

Great Art Explained began in May 2020 with the simple premise that great art can be explained clearly and concisely in 15 ...

Here is a glimpse of what’s opening in July: tributes to classic hi-NRG disco, a throwback LAN Party and the "Knights of the ...

If you go “The Middle Ages” Where: Roundabouts Now, 25 Barbarossa Lane, Kingston When: Through April 27, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday Info: roundaboutsnow.com; free admission ...

How Gothic Art From the Middle Ages Inspired Modern Artists An exhibition in Oslo considers how artists like Edvard Munch and Käthe Kollwitz embraced the expressive potential of medieval art.

The figure of the fool walked off the margins of medieval manuscripts into the unholy courts of the Renaissance, then returned to the page as Hamlet’s Yorick. Later, in the age of reason and ...

In the art of the late Middle Ages, both St. George and the archangel Michael were typically depicted wearing contemporary military armor, as if they were feudal knights.

The Middle Ages were particularly creative when it came to forms of torture. They used numerous different devices, including the saw, the knee splitter, and the terrifying Judas Cradle.

Money matters The Middle Ages and Renaissance saw multiple economic innovations that laid the groundwork for modern capitalism, starting with the production of low-value coins for everyday trade.

Her original approach to the complementarity of men and women is distilled in her numerous historical works on the Middle Ages and her monographs on the great saints of Western history ...