Two researchers are proposing a new reading of the Song of Wade, a once widely known epic from the 12th century, thanks to a ...

Self-tormenting practices were all the rage in ancient Byzantium, from wearing chains to living on top of small pillars—and ...

Scholars say handwriting errors in a 900-year-old document changes the understanding of "The Song of Wade", a lost English poem.

Scholars have decoded a medieval manuscript linked to Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales, solving a 130-year-old literary mystery.

Scholars found the most famous mystery in Geoffrey Chaucer's writings, which provides "rare evidence" of a medieval preacher referencing "pop culture" in a sermon.

Tens of thousands of centuries-old books are being evacuated from Hungary's Pannonhalma Abbey after a severe infestation was ...

Eminent historian and academic Dr Meenakshi Jain has been nominated to the Rajya Sabha, a move seen as a recognition of her ...

Downton Abbey's exquisite costumes and props are going on show at a free exhibition ahead of a sale being held by Bonhams ...

Fantasy is a worldview, a portal to the impossible, and a dance with the mythical. And few have wielded its power like George R. R. Martin.

This square garden, located next to Smithfield's St. Bartholomew the Great Church, was once part of the church itself, having ...

Pontevedra is an ancient city with many hidden gems, beaches and best of all, it has banished vehicles from it’s historic ...