From flowing capes and chainmail tunics to banquet-style dining and moody, medieval tablescapes, couples are embracing a ...

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A new study shows how a medieval text was misread as history, shaping how the Black Death’s spread was understood for ...

In this medieval blacksmithing experiment, I attempt to forge a period-style axe using traditional techniques and materials.

The revelation centers on a text called a "maqāma" - an Arabic literary genre featuring traveling tricksters - written by the poet and historian Ibn al-Wardi in 1348-49 in Aleppo, according to the new ...

From a Danish palace that barely survived a fire to a Japanese military fortress, these are the most beautiful castles in the ...

As creators of educational, religious and charitable institutions, women of means found ways to circumvent the patriarchal ...

As car-centric as it is today, America's history of rail travel remains a crucial part of its legacy. These relic stations ...

Casting aside old ideas in order to progress forward is a typical theme of most protests, yet there are some movements that use the past in order to stand up against the future.

Wales is the land of castles and whether you're a faithful or a traitor you can hire these famous five for your own private ...

Named for the narrator-heroine of One Thousand and One Nights, her Scheherazade Collection is as eclectic and thematically ...

Much has been written about the culture of relentless distraction fostered by the internet since the mid-’90s, and especially ...