This winter walking tour captures the peaceful streets of medieval Amersfoort, where brick facades and narrow lanes glow in ...

This spectacular work of medieval art imagines Christ's side as a vulva—and is now on view at the Met Cloisters, ...

A hunt first established by the British Army has been revived in the Punjab, using animals from some of England’s most ...

The oldest human remains ever found in Northern Britain have been identified as a young female three years after being discovered in a Cumbrian cave. Excavated at Heaning Wood Bone Cave in Cumbria's ...

Likely related to clashes between the kingdoms of Mercia and East Anglia, the site included the remains of a 6-foot-5 man who had undergone brain surgery ...

Ever since medieval Christians smooshed their mouths together during worship, the kiss has remained a hot topic.

What was once a small window on the side of the church is now cemented shut. In front of it, a sign reads: “Site of the cell ...

About 4600 years ago, the population of Britain was replaced by a people who brought Bell Beaker pottery with them. Now, ...

Thanks to smart comic timing and witty dialogue, humor never gets lost or weighed down in the play’s underlying morbidity.

Valentine’s Day didn’t start with candy hearts or roses — or a Roman fertility festival, though there was one in mid-February ...

On February 7, 1971, Switzerland held a national vote that finally granted women the right to vote in federal elections. The change came late compared ...

Ellie Verrecchia, known as Miss Detectorist on social media, aims to encourage more women to join the traditionally male-dominated pastime, Alex Ross writes ...