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 Conquest and the Battle of Hastings was embroidered in the years following ...

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 ...

They are correct that the monarchy is an absurd medieval relic. But what they do not understand is that it is an absurd medieval relic which works.

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

Members of a historic Mobile church are restoring a 130-year-old window using some of the same techniques craftsmen used in ...

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

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 ...

Every day, you sprinkle phrases into your conversations without a second thought. But have you ever stopped to wonder where ...

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

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

The Other Art Fair, presented by Saatchi Art, returns to ZeroSpace in Gowanus from November 6 to 9 with 125+ independent ...