In the Middle Ages, people often slept in box beds. These fully enclosed beds were enclosed inside of a wooden box with a ...

The monks curated a vast manuscript and book collection at the Library of Clairvaux Abbey, a site in Champagne, France, founded in 1115. The group of 12th- and 13th-century works expanded to more than ...

The material on the covers of books from a French abbey was too hairy to have come from calves or other local mammals.

A scientific analysis of dozens of 12th- and 13th-century books found in European monasteries reveals they were bound in ...

13. King or queen for the day! Ever wondered what it’s like to sit on a throne? At Dover Castle in Kent, you can find out. Sit on a replica medieval throne and crown yourself king or queen of the ...

Knights and ladies, castles flying pennant flags, sumptuous fabrics, and gleaming armor—these are some of the Middle Age ...

Ever had that moment when your soul craves an escape but your calendar laughs at the very thought? The Brandywine Valley Scenic Byway in northern Delaware is the answer to your existential travel ...

Elizabethan manor houses, Baroque palaces and impregnable fortresses: England has an extraordinarily rich legacy. Here are ...

Miceli dialed down Pucci’s typically exuberant, riotous palette to a restrained trio of black, white, and soft-shell pink.

A discovery at the site where Jesus is believed to have died, been buried and risen from the dead may prove the sacred ...

On Coronation Day, Mark Dapin takes a stroll through the lives and times of the royal family, one spectacular palace at a ...

The underlying property in Val d’Orcia once served the ancient abbey next door and includes centuries-old Cypress trees ...