The Pope died at his Vatican residence at 07:35 CEST (06:35 BST), the Vatican said in a statement released at about 09:45 ...

In medieval novels, Merlin the Magician was far stranger than he appears in modern pop culture. Archivists have discovered new stories about him.

THE traditional conception of England among average Frenchmen is expressed in the words "perfidious Albion." Some years ago I made an effort to run down the source of the term. I failed. One meets it ...

Archaeologists working on the renovation of the Dutch parliamentary complex in The Hague discovered that the Binnenhof was the site of an extensive medieval ruler's palace 30 years earlier than ...

Many trace the custom back to medieval France where 25 March used to be New Year's Day until ... It was the opportunity for disguised commoners to imitate nobility to devious ends without any ...

Many trace the custom back to medieval France where 25 March used to be New ... It was the opportunity for disguised commoners to imitate nobility to devious ends without any repercussions.

The commandments handed down by God to Moses, the Roman Code of Justinian and the Salic law of Germanic France had all laid ... some of the basic laws of medieval England, and which is often ...

This ancient breed has been around since the Middle Ages, once guarding castles and pulling carts for French nobility. Talk about a résumé! With a muscular build and a gaze that could intimidate even ...

Other notable Medieval composers include Leoninus and Perotin, both French composers at the Chruch of Notre Dame ... They were immensely popular with nobility and peasantry alike composing intricate, ...