Anna Komnene, the 11th-century Byzantine princess who defied medieval norms to become one of the first female historians with the Alexiad.

In 1204, crusaders from Western Europe stormed Constantinople, looting one of the richest cities of the medieval world. This documentary explores whether the Fourth Crusade was truly the decisive ...

It began with an appeal for aid from the Christian Byzantine Empire, threatened by the rising power of the Muslim Seljuk ...

Greek mythology sparked the Renaissance, transforming art from religious instruction to profound explorations of human ...

THE medieval monastery clings almost impossibly to sheer cliffs high above the shimmering turquoise of the Aegean Sea.

What do castles mean to us today? Once built to protect and project power, these historic fortresses are now windows into the ...

Concrete is all around us, and we haven’t quite wrapped our heads around it. Understanding its history more clearly, the Skyscraper Museum’s new exhibition in Manhattan implies, just might help us ...

Step inside America’s most beautiful historic mansions and explore architectural gems, lavish decor, and the legends behind ...

Courses Taught Byzantine Empire; Medieval History to 1100; Ancient Greece; Ancient and Medieval People; Introduction to Byzantine History; The Byzantine Historians; Byzantine-Western Relations; Late ...

Join us at V&A South Kensington as we discover more about the arts of the Byzantine Empire and its centre Constantinople (present day Istanbul). The Byzantines were famed for their craftsmen for over ...

Dr Cecily Hennessy was Academic Director at Christie’s Education, London with a doctorate in Byzantine Art History from the Courtauld Institute, London. Dr Sally Dormer is Course Director at the V&A ...

When the King of Spain expelled the Jewish population from his kingdom in 1492, the sultan sent ships to Spain to evacuate them. He ordered that they be welcomed with open arms into the Ottoman Empire ...