For centuries, scholars and art historians have speculated about the existence of a fifth panel in Hexham Abbey's medieval ...

Games, gowns, Latin and the birch (or their modern equivalents: PE, blazers, applied maths and permanent exclusion) all seem to be of an era long past the Elizabethan age with which Nicholas Orme ends ...

Challenging word-based games are not a modern invention. In fact, in early medieval England, around the year 1000, there was also a strong appetite for word puzzles designed to entertain (and ...

The text is written in Old French, the language of the court and aristocracy in medieval England following the Norman Conquest and this particular fragment belongs to the genre of Arthurian romances ...

Initially, the young Henry’s reign was stabilised by formidable advisors – men such as William Marshal, one of medieval England’s most celebrated knights. However, once Henry took full control of the ...

The caption, in Albanian, advertises the route as '100 per cent guaranteed' as the two gloat about their hotel room having a flat-screen TV ... of securing Britain's borders.

During the October 2024 half term, an 'open doors' event invited visitors to explore not only the Gardens but also the Colonnades, Undercroft and vaults under Grand Parade, and the Medieval East ...

An icon of a desk calendar. An icon of a circle with a diagonal line across. An icon of a block arrow pointing to the right. An icon of a paper envelope. An icon of the Facebook "f" mark. An icon ...

Britain] is jumping on us, behaving aggressively... but their economy is, I think, in the ninth or tenth place in the world,' the Russian President smirked. 'Hence the armed forces - what is it ...

After reading about the medieval bishop’s ring that was unearthed in England, discover the story of Athelstan, the first king to rule over England. Or, see how the children of King Henry VIII ...

Medieval England was a dangerous place. Murder rates are estimated to have been between 20 to 50 times higher than today, meaning violent deaths were a regular occurrence. But in a world without ...

Canterbury Cathedral has appointed a Pilgrim Officer to help re-establish itself as England's leading pilgrimage site ... including Canterbury’s involvement in the city’s pilgrimage-themed Medieval ...