The Bayeux Tapestry is one of the most famous pieces of art in the world. The 950-year-old, 230-foot chronicle of the Norman ...

Money has shaped civilizations for centuries, but in Medieval Europe, it didn’t work the way we think today. The rise of banking, trade credit, and money changers transformed the economy from a simple ...

Angels, animals, hand gestures—none of it is random. Medieval artists filled their work with layered symbols meant to teach, warn, or praise. Once you know what to look for, the meaning changes ...

Dunfermline's deep-rooted pilgrim past has been marked with a striking new sculpture. Standing three metres tall, the corten ...

I grew up in Birmingham – my formative under-age drinking took place by Villa Park – and it was a more racially mixed ...

A team has used 3D reconstructions of lost buildings to gain insight on the richness of life above ground in the ancient city ...

Fierce clashes erupted in Greece's Parliament over a controversial labor bill allowing up to 13-hour shifts, with opposition leaders decrying a "medieval" assault on workers' rights. Labor Minister ...

This list of the best history podcasts will pluck you from the present and send you on an auditory voyage through the past ...

A whole library’s worth of papyri owned by Julius Caesar’s father-in-law were turned to charcoal by the eruption of Vesuvius.

The bridge played a pivotal role in both the first engagement of the English Civil War, the Battle of Powick Bridge on September 23, 1642 and its final battle, the Battle of Worcester on September 3, ...

Eve Meets DanteGreta Sykes, Vanguard Press, £12.99EVE MEETS DANTE by Greta Sykes is a remarkable new novel that puts women ...

The Armenian Museum of America recently announced the opening of a landmark exhibition, "Arshile Gorky: Redrawing Community ...