Medieval poet Geoffrey Chaucer twice made references to an early work featuring a Germanic mythological character named Wade. Only three lines survive, discovered buried in a sermon by a late 19th ...

Medieval Christianity holds up a helpful mirror to the contemporary church. In recent decades, evangelicals studying faith in the Middle Ages have done much to recover its variety and richness. Yet a ...

An academic has told of the hidden link between the Purgatory of St Patrick in Co Donegal and one of France’s foremost medieval writers. The ancient pilgrimage site on Lough Derg has long been ...

Throughout history, connecting with younger generations has always been a challenging pursuit. But in the 12th century, one brave preacher gave it his best shot, delivering a sermon in Latin that ...