The top American road cyclists in the world brought rush hour in a section of Ponferrada to a near standstill this morning ...

The Middle Ages weren’t as dreary and desperate as you’d think, and peasants often had weeks of idle time during the holidays ...

Unlike most Anglo-Saxon gold hoards, which are typically recovered from burial contexts alongside human remains and other grave goods, these objects were found scattered across a slope with no ...

A new theory from the University of Bristol suggests that one of history's most famous medieval artifacts may have served a surprising purpose. The Bayeux Tapestry, the iconic 68-meter embroidered ...

An ancient fingerprint and several chemical clues from a 2,400-year-old sea raiders' boat are revealing secrets about where ...

Manger scenes displayed around Christmastime usually feature an ox and an ass beside the infant Jesus. According to the ...

A viral conspiracy has sparked a battle between Christians, with many claiming the teachings of Jesus have been censored by ...

Guernsey has seen French visitor numbers soar, and now Jersey hopes to follow suit. But do islanders prefer Gallic tourists ...

Lily-Rose Depp and girlfriend 070 Shake didn't need any mistletoe for inspiration as they were seen kissing in Paris on ...

The medieval manuscripts in Bristol have recently been catalogued by Kathleen Kennedy and Melek Kataras in their book Medieval Manuscripts in Bristol Collections, the latest volume in the Centre for ...

A disease once rampant in the Middle Ages is causing a dramatic health scare across the UK, with a surge in highly contagious skin infections hitting multiple schools in Devon. Scabies is a skin ...

A grave slab raised from the site of a 13th Century shipwreck has gone on display in a museum for the first time. The Mortar Wreck, so-called for its cargo of stone tools used to grind food, was found ...