I travelled to the Church of All Saints in the quiet village of Harby, Nottinghamshire. Pushing open a clanking gate, I ...

Today in History for Nov. 26: In 1539, in England, the monastery at the Fountains Abbey was surrendered to the Crown. It was the richest of the Cistercian houses, prior to the time of the Dissolution ...

Orange and Clove: the power of scent. The orange pomander descends from medieval “pomanders” (from pomme d’ambre or “amber apple”). They were carried or worn as an herbal amulet to ward off diseases, ...

London is a city that packs a universe of stories into a 1.5 km² radius. Tucked between streets lined with Victorian ...

A couple in southern England were working in their garden, adjusting a fence post. As they dug into the clay soil near their flower bed, they hit something unexpected—a handful of small, round objects ...

Construction work in Germany unexpectedly revealed a large ancient Roman structure used as a false tomb, archaeologists said and photos show. Photo from Archäologiebüro Dr. Woidich GmbH Digging into ...