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 silk bag dating back to the reign of King Henry III of England appears to have a link to Charlemagne, the first Holy Roman ...
A Medieval silk bag that once held Henry III's seal has connections to Charlemagne's burial shroud. A Medieval silk bag the ...
Although some ye olde cold cures suggest boiling an owls head or smearing goat excrement to your forehead to relieve a ...
The menu in 1894 included fried fillets of sole, moulds of puréed pheasant meat, macaroni with tomato sauce, cheese, ham, ...
Margaret Paston’s reference to playing cards in her letter to her husband on Christmas Eve 1459 is the earliest recorded ...
Fragments of a helmet recovered from the Sutton Hoo ship burial show that early-medieval metalwork could be decorative and functional.
A medieval silk seal bag from King Henry III’s reign has been found to a perfect match to Emperor Charlemagne's burial shroud ...
William Shakespeare's hometown is a quaint, cute medieval market town in the center of England full of history, beauty, and, ...