Beneath the shadow of castles and cathedrals medieval Europe was far from primitive this is the story of how science art and ...

Archaeologists excavating at a medieval cemetery in Denmark have found the burials of 77 people who were early Christians in ...

An angler in Sweden has uncovered an extraordinary medieval cauldron of historic jewellery and around 20,000 coins while ...

Medieval Europeans once considered Ujjain, in present-day Madhya Pradesh, the centre of the world for their astronomical ...

Most of the British Virgin Islands are protected by a broad, shallow continental shelf, with waves losing energy as they roll ...

Late in the Middle Ages, Italian stargazers gave a name to the annual contagion that rolled around each year like clockwork.

Mass hysteria? Ergot poisoning? Or just despair? Here’s why what started as one woman’s dance spiraled into one of history’s ...

A new sensory exhibition in Germany is inviting visitors to experience 81 scents across 37 galleries, bringing art and culture to life in a unique way.View on euronews ...

The late 12th century was a turbulent period for medieval Sweden. Swedish forces were actively attempting to colonize regions of Finland, creating widespread instability and conflict. Lin Annerbäck, ...

Few individuals have been able to blend artistry and science together as well as Leonardo Da Vinci. An artist as well as an ...

Thrift shops are known for selling second-hand items, but there are some hidden gems under those piles of stuff. People have spotted valuable finds, from an 1823 edition of the Declaration of ...