A medieval sermon packed with 'memes' and simple spelling mistakes could explain a baffling line in 'The Canterbury Tales.' ...

Falk and Wade have also translated nikeres as “sea-snakes” instead of “sprites.” In Old and Middle English, the term was used ...

The Tale of Wade, twice referred to in Geoffrey Chaucer’s poems, survives only in a tiny fragment. Two academics argue a ...

Beetle-infested books are placed in hermetically sealed plastic sacks from which all oxygen is removed. Pannonhalma, Hungary, Thursday, July 3, 2025 ...

The corrected translation of the text alters its meaning: it changes from ‘Some are elves and some are adders; some are sprites that dwell by waters: there is no man, but Hildebrand only.’ to ‘Thus ...

The skeletons are among more than 20 burials found during the excavation project near the White Tower, which was built by ...

For the first time in modern history, the apostolic nuncio to the United Kingdom has celebrated Mass in England’s most ...

As the new adaptation of Jim Crace’s novel Harvest opens in cinemas, we gather in a bounteous crop of previous films that have captured life on the land and the rolling beauty of the British ...

King Charles III is making his first visit to Kent since his coronation two years ago. The King visited Walmer Castle, the ...

From Wye in Kent to Ripley in Surrey, discover five beautiful villages all within a short drive from London to visit for a weekend getaway.

Heath Ledger notched up an incredible range of movies in his short 28 years, and there really isn’t a bad one in the bunch.

A beach of more than two miles on the Kent border is a real showstopper, with its seemingly endless fine, golden sand and ...