How did Gothic art influence the modernists? An exhibition in Norway explores how artists like Dürer and Hans Holbein's ...

In Nagano province, the black silhouette of Matsumoto Castle stands out against the snowy horizon of the Japanese Alps. This ...

A team at the University of Bergen in Norway have determined that a minimum of 1.1% of medieval manuscripts from around 800 ...

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Visiting Ireland has long been on my bucket list, so when my daughter decided to study abroad there for a semester, it was ...

In 11th-Century England, a dark-skinned saint with a promiscuous past became a boundary-breaking cultural and religious icon. A new study is hoping to reassert her place in history. She was old.

A medieval French castle dripping with history — and possibly Napoleon’s hidden gold — is for sale, asking $3.8 million. The Chateau de Saint-Chartier, a 1,500-year-old fortress in Saint ...

Hans Heinrich von Wolf in uniform and wearing his decorations. Credit: Sam-Cohen-Bibliothek / Wikimedia Commons While recovering, he obtained leave and returned to Germany, where in 1906 he rejoined ...

The rare gem-set Medieval bishop's ring is expected to sell for between £15,000 to £18,000 A rare Medieval bishop's ring found by a retired firefighter in a Norfolk field is expected to fetch up ...

Products are independently selected by our editors. We may earn an affiliate commission from links. It’s impossible to imagine a modern world without Europe. Despite being the second-smallest ...

When Sean Simon was seven years old, he told his parents that he would someday become rich and buy the two castles that are located in nearby Lough Key Forest Park. Here’s how he made that dream ...

There have been many reincarnations of London Bridge since the original Roman crossing in AD50. The most famous and longstanding of these was the “Old” Medieval bridge, finished in 1209 during the ...