In the ninth and tenth centuries, castles were often built of wood and easily burned down by enemies. As unrest spread across Europe and warfare began to change, castle designs had to adapt.

A cache of precious metal regalia recently discovered in a Lithuanian cathedral sheds light on medieval royalty.

Historical treasures hidden for decades have been uncovered in the crypts of a cathedral, with items including burial crowns ...

The volume features original new work on Old Norse poetry and saga, other languages and literatures of medieval north-western Europe, and the afterlife of Old Norse in modern English ... from the ...

Medieval Europe’s diverse regional cultures were balanced by a conscious attempt to create a unified view of the world that embraced religious and social ideals, Latin and vernacular literature, and ...

In medieval Europe, the church and the state were closely ... They surveyed a domain torn by more than a half century of war, social unrest and the Reconquista, a protracted struggle against ...

King John and Magna Carta In 1215, following disputes with barons and war with France, King John signed one of the earliest bills of human rights into existence: the Magna Carta. Medieval Islamic ...