For those who love medieval architecture, England has always been a great spot, but this particular town in Cheshire seems to ...

Amateur detectorists exploring the historic fields near Gietrzwałd, Poland, have unearthed a remarkably rare medieval flail weapon known as a kiścień - only the fourth such artifact ever recorded in ...

My students tend to imagine the Middle Ages as something like the “Kingdom Come” or “Total War” video games: an age of utter political chaos, when swords and daggers ruled, and masculinity and ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. In Grand Ages: Medieval, European cities are where they should be, and borders align according to the history books. From there, things can go in your ...

Yearning princesses locked away in castles, heroic knights, hawkish Vikings — fragments of medieval European stories have permeated nearly every aspect of contemporary culture, from Taylor Swift songs ...

Travelers often dream of wandering through Europe’s cobblestone streets, historic squares, and café-lined boulevards, but ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Over the course of three Total War games, developer Creative Assembly has managed to bring the historical world to life in a very unique way. Total ...

In Death and the Miser, a Dutch painting from around 1490, a hideous skeletal figure—a medieval version of the grim reaper—comes knocking at a man’s bedroom door. As death watches, the dying miser ...

Christians in medieval Europe appear to have inadvertently influenced the evolution of modern chickens to boost traits relating to their egg-laying abilities and how friendly they are. In a new study ...

The latest Final Fantasy video game is being scorched for not catering to diversity and identity politics. Final Fantasy XVI is the latest installment of one of the most popular video game series ...