Easter bonnets grew out of a wider European and British custom of wearing new clothes at Easter, and in Cumbria, they’ve ...

My research shows that chess created a space in which players – regardless of their skin colour – could engage as equals.

Blacksmiths played a vital role in medieval society, producing everything from weapons to everyday tools. Their work ...

A master craftsman will attempt to replicate the techniques used by monks to create "The Book of Kells" some 1200-years-ago.

Want to feel like you’re in Europe without leaving California? These 10 amazing spots offer old-world charm and beautiful ...

Hammond Castle looks like it was transported stone by stone from somewhere in Europe and reassembled on the Massachusetts ...

A new study reveals that medieval chess was a powerful vehicle for promoting racial harmony. While contemporary medieval art often depicted non-white individuals in extreme roles, representations of ...

Medieval manuscripts, paintings and chess sets reveal that the so-called "game of kings" defied social structures and racial ...

Across medieval Europe, aristocrats repeatedly set off fashion fads and scandals by wearing poulaines, shoes whose ...

Our history is like a cake with many layers. Nice and tasty." As our guide Anastasia tells us about life under some of Estonia's foreign rulers, including Denmark, Sweden and the Russian Empire, I can ...

A cityscape of the capital of Luxembourg. Travelers often overlook tiny European countries, but, as I discovered on a recent trip to Luxembourg—Europe's seventh-smallest nation, with a population of ...