It turns out the Dark Ages weren't all that dark. According to new research, medieval medicine was way more sophisticated ...

Glamorgan Castle is the genuine article—a breathtaking mansion built in the early 1900s that would make any European aristocrat nod in approval. The castle stands proudly with its imposing stone ...

Burg Querfurt in Saxony-Anhalt boasts a history spanning over a thousand years and is currently the largest and oldest fortress along the 1,200-kilometer Romanesque Road. For more than 30 years, this ...

On St George’s Day 1684 there was an explosion which destroyed the interior of Clifford’s Tower. At the time townsfolk used to toast the potential demolition of what they were accustomed to call the ...

Why was there no Middle Ages in Mexico? It turns out the answer is a really simple one, as our expert historian explains.

Squire’s Castle stands proudly in Willoughby Hills like a storybook illustration come to life, an architectural anomaly that seems to have materialized from a fairy tale rather than northeastern ...

A medieval encampment featuring historical re-enactors will be set up at Middleham Castle. The Living History Encampment is returning to the castle grounds with the The York City Levy recreating the ...

A short history of the Papacy in the Middle Ages by Ullmann, Walter, 1910-1983 Publication date 1972 Topics ...