Fascinating legends are attached to landmarks, such as the Rudston Monolith and Gypsey Race stream, as Hidden East Yorkshire ...

From cliff-carved chapels to highland fortresses, these UNESCO-recognized sites bring travelers face to face with 17 ...

The Book of Kells—an illuminated manuscript of the Christian gospels, the New Testament books of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and ...

Thousands of Irish people are undertaking pilgrimages for religious or spiritual reasons, for charitable causes, or to mark ...

New research by an historian from the University of Bristol offers an intriguing suggestion about one of history’s biggest mysteries – the original purpose of the world-famous Bayeux Tapestry.

Now well over 800 years old, the Codex Gigas is one of the most impressive artifacts from the Medieval period of Europe.

For the monks who lived in the secluded ‘Vale of Nightshade’, the festive period began with Advent, a time of quiet anticipation marked by fasting, prayer and long hours in the abbey church. This set ...

At 224 feet long and roughly 770 pounds, the Bayeux Tapestry is a large piece of medieval embroidery. It depicts the events surrounding and leading up to the Battle of Hastings in 1066, when William ...

New research suggests Bayeux Tapestry may have been designed for a monastery dining hall. A professor argues it could have hung in refectory of St Augustine's Abbey. The idea helps explain long-standi ...

Long before eco-conscious faith, medieval monks were healing land, animals and harvests. New research suggests that the Vatican’s recently opened eco-friendly farm, inaugurated by the first pope from ...

Tuscany often claims the spotlight, but neighboring Umbria—with its mosaic of forests, olive groves, and ancient hill ...

In 986 AD, Vikings attacked the island of Iona on Christmas Eve. Iona was a central site of Celtic Christianity, founded by ...