In 11th-century England, a saint with an extremely dissolute past became a cultural and religious symbol that broke ...

Historian Helen McCarthy helps us make sense of our recent past. She infuses her subjects – from working mothers to modern ...

Situated on the left-side upland plateau of Debed Canyon in the Lori province, Odzun is one of the largest villages in ...

What the hell has happened?” According to Jewish News, the young woman was arrested and charged with assault and theft (for ...

In the chaotic aftermath of Mongol expansion in the mid-13th century which had left the Abbasid capital of Baghdad in ruin, a new centre of learning soon came to the forefront. Ironically it was the ...

There’s something magical about stumbling upon a castle when you least expect it. Not in the rolling hills of Scotland or the ...

New research suggests that women were the scribes of at least 1.1 percent of manuscripts in the Latin West between 400 and ...

An auction of jewelry, silver, and objets d'art at London auctioneer Noonans will be led by a medieval ring worn by an ...

In new book, UChicago’s Ada Palmer explores popular misunderstandings of the Renaissance and historical myths used for ...

This year has had a wildly chaotic arc, oscillating between fun-filled, fantastical pop culture moments and a sobering onslaught of current events. So when Chappell Roan’s two biggest Grammy headlines ...

Former UVa President John Casteen III died Tuesday. He is remembered for stabilizing the university's financial future, boosting diversity and major building projects.

An expert in medieval literature who did her postgraduate ... In fact, the greatest scholars are not always the greatest teachers. The best teachers are the ones whose lessons resound in us ...