The current library hall was completed in 1767, designed by architect Peter Thumb in an ornate Rococo style. Inside, walnut wood floors are patterned with star motifs dating back to the 18th century.

Feudalism dominated medieval Europe for centuries - but by the end of the Middle Ages, it had begun to unravel. In this episode, Kings and Generals explores the multifaceted collapse of feudal society ...

Servers bring out dishes of lentil soup during the recreation of a medieval-style harvest feast staged by Archaeology Now Houston. As many of us prepare this week to sit down for our Thanksgiving ...

For most people living in medieval Europe, daily meals were simple, repetitive, and often limited by what could be grown ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Richard II became king of England when he was 10 and was deposed at 32. British Library/Wikimedia Commons My students tend to ...

Sebastian Jäger, "Wound Man" (c. 1580), ink and paint on parchment, painted in Vienna, Austria, held in UCLA's Louise M. Darling Medical Library, MS Benjamin 8, fol. IVv (photo by Jack Hartnell) Even ...

Usually, when people hear the term “illuminated manuscript,” they think of enormous, leather-bound books, produced painstakingly by the hands of medieval European monks, and filled to the brim with ...

Table Fountain (c. 1320–40), gilt-silver, translucent enamel on basse-taille, opaque enamel (all photos courtesy Cleveland Museum of Art unless otherwise noted) Countless examples of a curious device ...

The idea that medieval people routinely emptied chamber pots straight into the street as their primary method of waste ...