The National Library of Sweden has digitised 176 medieval manuscripts, making nearly 60,000 images freely available online.

Two 15th-century gold rings discovered in North Yorkshire, depicting the blood of Christ and St Margaret of Antioch, are heading to auction.

Archaeologists in Copenhagen have uncovered around 20 medieval burials believed to belong to the city’s long-lost leprosy hospital.

A small bronze firearm discovered during a landmine search in South Korea has been identified as the country’s oldest surviving gunpowder weapon.

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A History of Britain in 21 Paintings (Standard Edition) - Signed

This is a pie chart showing the distribution of the population of the Byzantine Empire in 560s AD at the end of the Justinian era. As one can see, Anatolia had the greatest percentage of citizens in the empire. Syria and Egypt were the next most populus regions of the empire. These were the regions […]

Dartmouth College has acquired a rare illuminated medieval manuscript containing a copy of Edward I’s 1300 regrant of Magna Carta.

How astrology, omens, and prophecy influenced imperial power, political decisions, and religious belief in Byzantium.

Historians have long argued that the comital office became hereditary under the Carolingians and Ottonians. David Bachrach examines the medieval evidence and challenges that assumption.

Ancient DNA reveals how medieval Swedish migration reshaped coastal Finland while uncovering extensive Viking-Age connections across the Baltic Sea

Explore how people in the Middle Ages used hot springs for healing and relaxation, giving rise to medical treatments and medieval spa tourism.