Life in many medieval towns revolved around constructing a cathedral, a massive undertaking that took generations of work by everyone from artists and architects to prisoners of war. Work in ...

St. Thomas Aquinas and St. Peter confute heretics in a 1369 fresco by Andrea Bonaiuto in Florence's Spanish Chapel. Leemage/Corbis via Getty Images ‘The Triumph of St. Thomas Aquinas,’ by Benozzo ...

In the 13th century, thousands in France were investigated, massacred, or even burned at the stake by the Catholic Church. THE TWO CHURCHESCathars (left) perform the consolamentum (Cathar baptism) ...

For centuries, “The Wonders of Things Created and Rarities of Matters Existent,” a seminal work of natural history and cosmology by 13th-century Persian scholar and judge Zakariyya Qazwini, has taken ...

With Halloween fast approaching, travellers are on the hunt for enchanting escapes, and Scotland’s hidden castles are standing out as some of Europe’s most magical destinations. A new analysis by Avis ...

The Valiant, a real-time strategy RPG set in 13th Century Europe, is in development for PS5, PS4, PC, Xbox Series X/S, and Xbox One, THQ Nordic and KITE Games have announced. Players will get to grips ...

Catharism, a medieval offshoot of Gnostic Christianity, burned through the Catholic landscape of 13th-century Europe as swiftly as a plague. To the Catholic Church, it was very nearly as welcome. By ...

It took the researchers almost five years to examine hundreds of annals and chronicles from across Europe and the Middle East, in search of references to total lunar eclipses and their colouration.

Auberge Resorts Collection continues its expansion into Europe with this week’s announcement that it will assume management of the sumptuous Domaine des Etangs. Situated in the French countryside ...