It’s been owned by Silesian nobles, traded by a Scottish monk-turned-spy, ferried across continents ... into Gutenberg Bibles ...

The coastline here is as beautiful as it is battered, in a region that has traditionally seen few tourists. But that’s ...

Except if you’re Brunello Cucinelli, the 71-year-old yet seemingly ageless Italian fashion magnate, who could give one hell of a noogie were he so inclined. It is a hot September morning in Solomeo, a ...

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Spring might be the most spectacular time to visit, when flowering trees frame the weathered stone walls and daffodils carpet ...

Fortunately, the Christian Cistercian Order trained many of its monks as civil engineers for the building throughout ... rainwater was collected from roofs and through a system of canals cut through ...

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

A study provides new insights into the many overlooked women scribes who wrote manuscripts in the Middle Ages.

Hidden in Wavertree, Monks Well is a centuries-old relic shrouded in legend. Thought to have been used by medieval monks, this ancient water source has long been a site of mystery and local folklore.

There has long been a great fascination with the Medieval period of history. Thousands of stories, whether historical or fantastical, are set or based during this era. It is an era that has been ...