A team of researchers found the remains of the “Well-man” from an 800-year-old Norse saga and used ancient DNA analysis to reconstruct who he was.

The Sverris saga, a quasi-fictional historical account from the end of the 12th century CE, recaps the reign of the medieval Norwegian king Sverre Sigurdsson. One of the best-known passages ...

A centuries-old letter of recommendation from the King of France for William Wallace is to go on display for five hours only ...

Cambridge Past, Present & Future King John granted the Leper Hospital a charter for a three-day market in 1211, to help fund its costs, and Stourbridge Fair remained hugely popular until the mid ...

The monument was first documented in 1583 by the English cartographer John Norden, who wrote, "It is called Arthur's Hall".

A study of a remarkable medieval skeleton found in a well at a ... The Sverris Saga details the life and reign of Norwegian king Sverre Sigurdsson (1151–1202), describing his ambitious rise ...

Please verify your email address. Medieval city-builders offer a unique starting-from-scratch experience. The best of these games allow players to create realistic villages on natural landscapes.

St John the Evangelist's in King's Lynn, St Andrew's in Walpole, St Mary's in Erpingham, St Peter and St Paul's at Burgh Castle, St Mary's at Surlingham, St Peter's in West Rudham and St Margaret's in ...

An aerial survey has revealed hundreds of medieval archaeological features thousands of feet above sea level along the famous Silk Road—a network of ancient trade routes that connected ...

Judge Jonathan Bennett told the group what they did was “undoubtedly planned” as one of them, from Derby, was shot in the groin “while acting like some kind of Medieval warrior king” at ...

3. Politics and property in early medieval England J. C. Holt 4. Debate: politics and property in early medieval England Edmund King, Stephen D. White and J. C. Holt 5. Large and small landowners in ...