The metal suits worn by knights during the Middle Ages were originally designed to protect against weapons such as swords.

Feeling overwhelmed by everyday obligations or doom-scrolling? The ancient Greeks had a remedy for burnout still practiced annually by their rural descendants.

Either way, the name comes from the Old Norse word for “wharf” — and Bruges did indeed arise as a trading centre. By the ...

The Flemish who live in this part of Belgium call this city “Brugge” (BROO-ghah), but the French half of the country (and ...

First Evangelical Lutheran Church of Mifflinburg (First Lutheran), and St. John’s United Church of Christ of Mifflinburg (St. John’s UCC) are holding various Lenten events and worship services in ...

Its Hindu and Buddhist temples restored after a devastating earthquake, this city of monks, artisans, trekkers and tourists ...

Nestled in the heart of Indiana, Bowling Green harbors a secret that’s too magnificent to keep under wraps any longer.

Explore the centuries-old art of bell making in Italy, passed down through generations in the Marinelli family.

The 70 year old American actor and comedian ... heritage asset with fabric likely to be dating from the post medieval period. The 2024 extension plan did not attract any objections from the ...

Northgard is a strategy title steeped in old-world Norse mythology and set in medieval land that’s been discovered by a clan of Vikings. Players will need to fight for control of their newfound ...

Credit: Navitas Spa Sarnic Authorities in Turkey have sealed off a luxury spa that was set up by illegally modifying a 1,500-year-old cistern near Hagia Sophia in Istanbul. The spa, originally an ...

He was the first Tudor monarch, the king who vanquished Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth Field. So when Henry VII died in 1509 after suffering from gout and asthma, he was fittingly buried in ...