Contrary to popular belief, illuminated manuscripts were not exclusively made in Europe—one of the most impressive is from ...

The Book of Kells—an illuminated manuscript of the Christian gospels, the New Testament books of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and ...

For Medieval peasants, life certainly wasn’t easy. But the stretches of time for rest and leisure were enviable.

The novelist and musician is a voracious reader of books in translation. In “This Year,” he annotates the literary lyrics to ...

Across India, royal families and private hoteliers are turning timeworn palaces into decadent boutique stays. IN A WORLD ...

The heroic image of George Washington standing in a boat as it cuts through the icy Delaware River on Christmas Eve in 1776 ...

A new theory proposes that the Bayeux Tapestry was designed to deliver moral messages to medieval monks over dinner ...

Long before eco-conscious faith, medieval monks were healing land, animals and harvests. New research suggests that the Vatican’s recently opened eco-friendly farm, inaugurated by the first pope from ...

The ancient liturgy of the Rorate Caeli Advent Mass honors the Blessed Virgin Mary through a Mass celebrated at dawn, in ...

Taxidermied animals and carnival rides from yesteryear are in these quirky collections. Check them out to see a different ...

In the summer of 1184, nobles from across the Holy Roman Empire traveled to Erfurt, expecting nothing more than a tense ...

Pope Leo XIV's Augustinian order once performed green-fingered, dragon-slaying miracles. Dr Krisztina Ilko rediscovers their lives and wild power base ...