These two books arrive from opposite ends of the literary map -- one a medieval biography structured around a contemporary walk through England, the other a late entry in a long-running urban fantasy ...

How small our leaders are, how petty and parochial. For all Sir Keir Starmer’s bluster about national resilience, he is ...

Astronomers suggest the honor should go to an 11th century monk known for a disastrous flying attempt.

For generations, a misidentified medieval manuscript was hidden in a 474-year-old English boarding school’s library. After a ...

Archaeologists in England recently discovered the sixth- and seventh-century graves, which also contained numerous weapons ...

Grave 109 at Oakington is a rare triple burial, holding the remains of a female infant, a young woman (left) and an older woman (center). Duncan Sayer The soldiers arrived in “three ships of war, with ...

As Valentine’s Day approaches, the many facets of passion are going on display in an exhibition called “Love Letters” at ...

Before the witch hunts of the early modern era, there were the quiet, terrifying origins of suspicion. This video explores ...

In medieval Europe, castles were the ultimate homes for kings and nobles. The big stone structures weren't just fancy ...

England was never as isolated as many history books once suggested. New research shows that people moved into and across England steadily for centuries, arriving from places as distant as the ...

This is part two of John Goodall's look at Exeter Cathedral — read part one. On April 21, 1871, The Exeter and Plymouth Gazette carried a detailed report of a lecture delivered two days previously by ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Since its official launch in 2021, Medieval Dynasty has given players a glimpse of life in the middle ages without any fantasy flourishes. You don't ...