Here are some of the Old English names for places around Oxfordshire: The name “Oxford” comes from the Old English Oxenaforda, meaning “ford of the oxen”. This refers to a shallow crossing in the ...

A medieval pub is still on the lookout for a new landlord following a turbulent couple of years that has seen three different tenant changes. Pub chain, Admiral Taverns, is hoping to find someone ...

The "romance" of Alexander the Great is a unique illuminated codex on his life and was the most widely-read romance in the ...

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A trove of books written by medieval-era French monks were bound with bizarre “hairy” covers from far-away animals — shedding ...

Historians were surprised when analyses revealed Catholic monks used pinniped hides for the protective outer layer on some ...

An international team of archaeologists, bioinformatic specialists, and historians has discovered that many medieval books ...

Netflix's 2019 movie The King stands out as one of the best medieval times movies and here are some reasons why. This is an ...

A medieval jousting tournament will take place at Blenheim Palace this spring. The annual tournament, featuring the Knights of Middle England, will transform the UNESCO World Heritage Site near ...

One of the most popular role-playing games of recent years is also one of the most historically accurate, as a Metro writer ...

A show at the Morgan Library & Museum centers on a popular travel compendium of the medieval era, filled with exaggerations ...

It is a very interesting history of the physical printed book which is very timely during these contemporary times because the book is increasingly becoming online.