Archival discoveries including a 19th-century autobiography transform our understanding of Shadrach Byfield, an English ...

Forget Hollywood’s armored archers. Real medieval bowmen wore padded jacks, linen shirts, and carried 40+ arrows into battle. No arm guards. Just skill, speed — and heavy bodkins that pierced plate.

Nestled in Wentworth Falls town in the Blue Mountains is a home that stands apart from nearby Sydney’s usual real estate ...

Historic pubs tend to have certain characteristics. Acres of dark wood, including beams; cask ale; elderly trinkets hanging ...

Game of Thrones’ prequel ‘A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms’ follows the fortunes of a lowly ‘hedge knight’ — what did these ...

Did knights have armor strong enough to stop bullets? Knights and firearms clashed on the battlefield for over 200 years. Did some of these warriors have armor strong enough to stop bullets?

Arundel Castle is proud to announce its 2026 calendar of events, featuring unforgettable historical experiences and ...

John Boorman's Excalibur, released in 1981, remains a touchstone for the fantasy genre with its dark, mystic, and ambitious storytelling.

Numerous late-medieval temples have survived, with the most impressive being Sensō-Ji, a vast complex of pagodas and crimson structures. One shrine commemorates a Samurai who, after a career in ...

I don’t know if it’s because I was in choirs right into early adulthood or because I’m generally just such a softie, but I cannot get enough of Christmas carols and Christmas music in general. I know ...

Archaeologists working in the northwestern Polish town of Wolin, on the Baltic island of the same name, have discovered the remains of unusually built early medieval huts, hundreds of artifacts, and ...

Archaeologists working near Liverpool, England, recently rediscovered a legendary medieval well. The shallow well was for centuries a popular destination for religious pilgrims, owing to its purported ...