The map of the Holy Land in Christopher Froschauer’s 1525 Old Testament has the Mediterranean to the east of Palestine ...

The first Bible to feature a map of the Holy Land was published 500 years ago, in 1525. It still influences how we think ...

The first Bible to feature a map of the Holy Land was published 500 years ago in 1525. The map was initially printed the ...

Marriage in medieval Europe wasn’t always about love—yet affection, loyalty, and even romance could still flourish. This is what life looked like for medieval couples ...

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The vineyard views from the castle walls offer a uniquely California twist on the medieval experience. Neat rows of grapevines stretch toward the horizon, their geometric patterns creating a striking ...

There’s a moment when you’re cruising through Napa Valley’s vineyard-covered hills when something appears on the horizon that makes you question your GPS—a massive medieval Italian castle rising ...

The before-meal wash was an important ritual for peasants and nobility alike—especially since people often ate with their hands. An important social ritual in the Middle Ages, handwashing was also ...

A travel expert has suggested an underrated medieval city in Europe for Brits to visit, and it's not too far away. Europe is a bustling continent with so many historical towns and cities, many of ...

For several decades, a team of researchers have been carrying out excavations at old cemeteries and villages at sites in central Mali and eastern Senegal. Over the years they’ve come across a handful ...

Archaeologists in Spain recently published findings revealing the remarkable contents of bearded vultures' nests – including traces of the Middle Ages. The results, published in the journal Ecology on ...