While people’s actual feet are rounded on the end, women’s dress shoes often come to a sharp point at the toe. But why?

The warming house at Rievaulx is next to the refectory, and was altered quite substantially over the period from the 12th to ...

The Divine Protection, takes inspiration from medieval monuments, translating architectural strength into refined sil ...

The book is Emendatio vitae —The Emending of Life—written in the 14th century by Richard Rolle, a Yorkshire hermit and mystic ...

The 109th edition of Pitti Uomo, the historic menswear fair that takes over the 14th-century Fortezza da Basso in the centre ...

As Detroit's season comes to an end, here is one last roundup on the most notable things said by Lions players and their ...

Intriguing new discoveries in a medieval cemetery in Wales have brought archaeologists closer to solving the mystery surrounding the women buried there. They've found what appears to be a small ...

Faithful recreations of “Monty Python and the Holy Grail” scenes and a talented cast of clowns steer a revival that dances ...

Prior to being taken over by Four Seasons in 1993 — only the second in the group to open in Europe after London’s Park Lane, ...

The 1,100-year-old burials of three elite warriors — two of whom were possibly father and son — have been discovered in ...

A cobbled history-rich city in the heart of the mountains, Innsbruck kills three birds with one stone – imperial, Alpine and ...

While many high streets struggle to bring people in, this town has a thriving retail scene that includes all sorts of unique ...