Recently three different finds were made (two with those handy metal detectors -- hooray for modern gizmos!) of interest to medieval enthusiasts: John Stevens, 42, from Hinckley, found a rare gold ... Read More

I know -- school's starting in some districts already, and vacation time is just about over. On the other hand, summer isn't officially over for another month. So let's have a look ... Read More

Of course, you would expect to find bodies in a cemetery, but the number of corpses discovered in a medieval graveyard in central Berlin is staggering. Many of them were ... Read More

You probably already know that the Templar Knights were an order of warrior monks established about the time of the First Crusade. And you may also know that the order ... Read More

The Picts -- a Celtic tribe that settled in what is today Scotland -- have long been considered a fierce but somewhat primitive people, resisting Rome's legions and posing a ... Read More

If you've ever wondered if a metal detector is worth the price, think of this: A pure gold cross with red cabochon gemstones was found in a field in Nottinghamshire ... Read More

The replica Viking longship that set sail a year ago for Dublin and points west has returned home to Roskilde, Denmark. Find out more in the article by Lorna Siggins ... Read More

For years English Heritage, the British Government's statutory adviser on the historic environment, has worked to preserve, promote and share England's history. Now it has teamed up with the History ... Read More

More than 30 years ago I was fortunate enough to visit some New York museums with my high school Western Civ class. My most enjoyable memory remains that of a ... Read More

Some of the greatest art in history was produced in the Italian Renaissance, and the work that is often considered the greatest art of the Italian Renaissance is the ceiling ... Read More

Here in 21st-century Central Texas, we're enduring one of the longest streaks of 100° temperatures in recorded history -- and it ain't over yet. Things probably weren't this hot in ... Read More