A new exhibition at the British Library explores the public, private and spiritual lives of such figures as Joan of Arc, ...

Were holy women of the Middle Ages touched by the divine, possessed by the devil – or, worse, making it all up?

As the Middle Ages drew to a close, the transition to the Renaissance era brought about significant changes in fashion.

On the Silk Road, these lost twin cities may have sustained themselves in a foreboding landscape with metallurgy and commerce ...

Here’s everything you need to know about traveling to Perugia, including the best restaurants, hotels, and things to do on ...

In its 450-year history of use by the Brethren, the Lord Leycester has welcomed over 400 men to live in private lodgings on ...

The medieval fair held in the Ürgüp district of Nevşehir attracted visitors dressed in period attire, creating a vibrant ...

As a new film exploring her life is announced, why does a patron saint of France remain such an object of cultural ...

Italian parents who have made the often difficult and expensive decision to have children through surrogacy abroad have been ...

The existence of an early medieval cemetery in the area was already ... The funeral practice had evolved by the start of the Middle Ages around 500AD with bodies being buried in plaster sarcophagi.

Belief in vampirism was prevalent in Eastern Europe during the Middle Ages and people who were suspected ... time were suffering from tuberculosis. Medieval ‘vampire burial’ unearthed in ...

Health chiefs have today issued a health alert over a Medieval disease which is sweeping through parts of the country in what ...