How did people survive winter before central heating? Quite well, actually. Here's how to be more medieval peasant in the ...

I am sure you have heard of dinner and a show, but what about dinner and a tournament? That is exactly what you get at Medieval Times, a show that allows you to witness a Middle Ages battle while ...

The Middle Ages, usually dated from the 5th to the late 15th centuries, were a period of striking contrasts. Castles rose across Europe, knights pledged their loyalty to their owners, and entire ...

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.

Modern people often think of the Middle Ages as an unsophisticated period, when science and technology were almost unheard of ...

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

A worker was seriously injured after the Torre dei Conti, a 13th-century building, collapsed in Rome on Monday, Nov. 3. One ...

While excavating near an old harbor in Oslo, archaeologists have uncovered thousands of pieces of preserved, waterlogged leather that are nearly 700 years old. The bags, purses, shoes and sword ...

One worker was taken to hospital with serious injuries, and another was trapped under rubble following the partial collapse ...