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

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

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

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

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

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

All roads lead to Rome on the Via Francigena, a 1,000-year-old walking trail ideal for those looking to experience the ...

The resurrected story of a Syrian monastery destroyed by ISIS.

The Museum of the Franciscan Monastery Tolisa “Vrata Bosne” (“The Gate of Bosnia”), which preserves the valuable historical ...

Archaeology students have been uncovering evidence of early end-of-life care during excavations at an 8th Century monastery.