Today, the Western world is dominated by the United States, where an absolute ruler governs with arrogance and avarice, using ...

The mural was seen as so revolutionary that it was covered by a false wall only to be rediscovered and exhumed in 1973.

Access special collections in the National Gallery Prague for free, attend a gastro rave, and celebrate Groundhog Day this ...

Are you also related to Charlemagne, described as 'one of the most important people in history'? Well, according to scientists, it's not difficult to find out.

From spa days in the Swiss Alps to sleep retreats overlooking the Pacific Ocean, our recommendations for self-care trips that ...

Visit Prague's National Gallery for free this week, observe the Czech version of Groundhog's Day, and stand-up for charity.

For centuries, monks have sought solitude and isolation on their path to spiritual enlightenment, choosing some of the most remote places on the globe to construct their monasteries. Some of these ...

This course is designed to introduce master students to interdisciplinary perspectives on the medieval history of Northern Europe with a particular focus ... two of the three response papers, each ...

Recent finds uncovered by metal detecting efforts near the hamlet of Hezingen in the Netherlands, however, prompted ...

Historian Diana Darke argues in “Islamesque” that Europe’s monuments owe a vast debt to Muslim craftsmen and designers.

A 13th-century fresco rediscovered in Ferrara, Italy, provides unique evidence of medieval churches using Islamic tents to conceal their high altars. The 700-year-old fresco is thought to be the only ...

Christians in medieval Europe admired Islamic art without fully realising it." While it is well known that Islamic textiles were present in late medieval European churches, surviving fragments are ...