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

Chris Wickham is one of the best-known Marxist historians of the Middle Ages. In his book The Donkey and the Boat, he offers ...

Armored men and women representing Texas and Oklahoma gather in Mississippi each year to take on similar fighters ...

Cambridge University researchers found a manuscript with rare Arthurian tales bound into a ledger more than 400 years old and ...

There has long been a great fascination with the Medieval period of history. Thousands of stories, whether historical or fantastical, are set or based during this era. It is an era that has been ...

This is Epic History's 3D guide to building the perfect castle, based on the development of European medieval castles over 400 years of history. We trace the origins of the castle in the feudal ...

LONDON (Reuters) - Central bank body, the Bank for International Settlements, has refrained from voicing its usual concerns about rising debt, noting markets’ positive reaction to Europe’s ...

The glittering armor worn by medieval European knights was originally made to protect them from weapons such as swords. Live Science, a science news site, asked several experts whether such armor ...

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 ...

Too many clothes could see you kicked off certain beaches (Picture: Getty Images/iStockphoto) If you’re visiting the German city of Rostock anytime soon, you might want to pack light – as too ...

Macro-economic misfires for the U.S. and China have been to the benefit of Europe though, where investors are positioning for a seismic shift from Germany's suddenly looser purse strings.