The latest Game of Thrones prequel, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms has officially arrived, expanding HBO’s fantasy universe with a more intimate story set in Westeros. Based on George RR Martin’s ...

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The sharp, elongated bills of green hermit hummingbirds aren’t just fine-tuned for feeding; they also allow males to joust like knights over mates The iridescent green hermit hummingbird is known for ...

Usually, when people hear the term “illuminated manuscript,” they think of enormous, leather-bound books, produced painstakingly by the hands of medieval European monks, and filled to the brim with ...

Being a medieval knight was a pretty cushy position. From the exciting swordplay and roundtable shenanigans to the promise of wealth, status, and, in many cases, romance, swinging that big ol' sword ...

During the excavation of a Crusades-era burial ground for medieval knights, archaeologists discovered a mysterious elongated skull. It was determined that the individual to whom the skull belonged had ...

An exceptional burial site has emerged from the depths of Polish history. What secret lies beneath this carved tombstone discovered under a simple ice cream shop? This archaeological find reveals the ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. In Inferno, the first part of Dante’s 14th-century narrative poem The Divine Comedy, the narrator, guided by ...

A medieval castle has hit the market near one of Italy's busiest cities, though it comes with a few caveats. The Castle of Landriano, listed by Sotheby’s International Realty, is roughly 15 miles ...