Se non è vero, è ben trovato (even if it isn't true, it makes a good story)—reflects a good deal of human history.

The Shroud of Turin, a 4-meter (13-foot) long linen cloth said to bear the imprint of Christ's body, has divided opinions for centuries. A recent discovery sheds new light on its turbulent ...

A Belgian academic has uncovered writings by Nicole Oresme who called the shroud a "clear" and "patent" fake in the 1370s.

The dig might have uncovered some of the earliest victims of the Black Death, and other tantalizing clues about medieval life ...

Emerging in monasteries and convents, apothecaries were later incorporated into guilds to serve the general public. But the ...

The Codex Gigas, an 800-year-old manuscript and the largest of the Middle Ages, has a history as outsized as its dimensions.

The new show at Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery covers the late medieval age to the Arts and Crafts Movement.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Peter Suciu covers trends in the world of aerospace and defense. Thanks to the popularity of historical fiction novels, HBO's Game ...

The John Hay Library Undergraduate Fellowship Program offers Brown students a unique summer opportunity to engage in ...

Islanders will be treated to an annual summer fete in a celebration of Castle Cornet's medieval history on Sunday. The Fete d'Etai, which is Guernesiais for "summer festival", takes place between ...

After more than nine centuries of standing guard over the city of Norwich, the castle keep of Norwich Castle has finally ...