Aerial Surveys Reveal Possible Fort of Scottish Patriot William Wallace
The freedom fighter may have once used the structure to conspire against English forces
Researchers Follow a 15th-Century Recipe to Recreate Medieval Blue Ink
The purplish-blue pigment, derived from a Portuguese fruit, fell out of use by the 19th century
Scientists Stage Sword Fights to Study Bronze Age Warfare
Research suggests bronze blades, thought by some to be too fragile for combat, were deadly weapons across ancient Europe
The Fallout of a Medieval Archbishop’s Murder Is Recorded in Alpine Ice
Traces of lead pollution frozen in a glacier confirm that British lead production waned just before the death of Thomas Becket
Watch Seven Medieval Castles’ Digital Reconstruction
Architects and designers restored royal ruins across Europe to their former glory
Remnants of 13th-Century Town Walls Unearthed in Wales
Caernarfon, where the discovery was made, was key to Edward I’s conquest of the Welsh
Don’t Pick Your Nose, 15th-Century Manners Book Warns
The taboo on booger hunting stretches back centuries, reveals a book recently digitized by the British Library
Mass Grave Shows the Black Death’s ‘Catastrophic’ Impact in Rural England
At least 48 individuals were buried in a single grave in Lincolnshire, suggesting the community struggled to deal with an onslaught of plague victims
The Best Board Games of the Ancient World
Thousands of years before Monopoly, people were playing games like Senet, Patolli and Chaturanga
A New App Guides Readers Through Chaucer’s ‘Canterbury Tales’
The tool includes a 45-minute audio performance of the work’s General Prologue in Middle English
Newly Unearthed Anglo-Saxon Monastery May Have Hosted England’s First Coronation
In the millennia since Edgar the Peaceful’s 973 coronation, the content of the royal ceremony has remained largely the same
Archaeologists Unearth Trove of Medieval Artifacts in London Cesspit
The precursor to the toilet was probably an easy place to throw away—or lose—small objects
You Can Now Explore a 3-D Model of Cave Covered in Creepy ‘Witches’ Marks’
Visitors spotted hundreds of etchings designed to ward off evil while exploring a cave in England’s Creswell Crags
Architecture and Math Show the Bayeux Tapestry Was Designed to Decorate a Cathedral
A new study proposes a convincing explanation for the 11th-century tapestry’s creation
Archaeologists Discover Medieval Woman and Child’s Skeletons at the Tower of London
The remains shine a light on the ordinary people who lived and worked in one of England’s most notorious historic sites
A Hymn to Notre-Dame
In which the renowned author of thrillers and mysteries praises the Gothic beauty, damaged by fire but destined to inspire again
Medieval Coin Hoard Offers Evidence of Early Tax Evasion
Metal detector enthusiasts in England unearthed a trove of 2,528 coins while searching in Somerset
See Scrap of Cloth Believed to Be From Elizabeth I’s Only Surviving Dress
The fabric, set to go on view, was previously used as an altar cloth in a small village church
Fragment of ‘The Rose Thorn,’ a Poem About a Talking Vulva, Dated to the 1300s
The section of the erotic Medieval fantasy was found in the binding of book in Austria’s Melk monastery
Viking Woman Warrior May Have Been Slavic
A new analysis of female Viking warriors suggests one found in Denmark was actually from the area of present-day Poland
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