A castle in Romania survived multiple empires, and its history involves a dark past, a legend of forbidden love and an heir ...

But for many Northern European artists in the late 19th and early 20th centuries ... often inspired by prevailing themes from ...

Enjoy a glass or two with pork, sauerkraut, and some of the best preserved medieval architecture in all of Europe. Read more: ...

The MEMELAND project, funded by a €13 million ERC Synergy grant, is a multidisciplinary endeavour involving researchers from ...

Ferry company DFDS has put together a guide to lesser-known destinations you can sail to where you’re most likely to get a ...

In the annals of history, few animals have left as profound and lasting an impact on warfare as the horse. For millennia, these magnificent creatures were far more than mere mounts; they were partners ...

By this time of the year, most of us in cooler climates have started wearing gloves. But gloves weren’t always relegated to wintry weather. In medieval Europe, they were a ...

The team i awarded an ERC Synergy Grant to investigate how books and literary networks shaped Northern Europe between 1000 ...

(Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images) I’m a historian of the medieval papacy and editor of the forthcoming ... collecting taxes ...

This year Brno is the European Capital of Christmas. The award, organised by the not-for-profit European Christmas City ...

More than 500 attendees, virtual and in-person, congregated at the Rome Center to learn about the largely “silent” history of early medieval Judaism in the West.

Although the eight million tourists who visit Prague every year are a boon to the city's economy, there is a downside to the ...