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

Barbara Harvey, who has died aged 97, was a medieval historian who drew on the extraordinarily rich estate archives of ...

How did people really sleep in the Middle Ages? This video explores the unusual and often surprising sleeping habits of ...

In the hilltop town of Sepúlveda, Spain, the 16th-century manor, with its vine-covered, fortress-like masonry, has belonged ...

The often overlooked capital of Overijssel has a colourful history and it is well worth a day trip or a longer stay. Zwolle was liberated by a single Canadian soldier during World War II but before ...

The former Benedictine abbey in France's Normandy region is not only a masterpiece of medieval architecture but also a marvel ...

The city of Toledo had eleven synagogues during its golden age. Today only two of the synagogues remain. Last week's SPY ...

This week in Doha take a deep dive into the architectural wonders of the Museum of Islamic Art, savor the rich heritage of ...