The first scientific evidence of the Black Death in Edinburgh has been discovered on the remains of a teenage boy who died in ...

The first scientific evidence of the Black Death in Edinburgh has been discovered on the skeleton of a teenage boy who died in the 14th century, shedding new light on one of history's deadliest ...

Was there any scientific basis to potions, lotions and salves that folk healers prescribed, or was it all just hocus pocus?

In the riverside town of Vidin in Bulgaria, I was briefly king of the castle. I had the medieval citadel to myself. Looming over the Danube, the fortress was known for centuries as the guardhouse to ...

The era is technically called the "Middle Ages," which refers to European life between the fall of Rome in 476 CE and the ...

In the 13th century, thousands in France were investigated, massacred, or even burned at the stake by the Catholic Church.

Europe doesn’t do subtle when it comes to picturesque villages. From half-timbered houses that look like they’ve been dipped ...

The city in southern Spain is one of the sunniest spots in all of Europe and has plenty of things to see and do, from ...

Flights to this sunny southern Spain destination take less than three hours, and once you're there, there's a wealth of ...

The city in southern Spain, is just an hour's train journey from either Malaga or Seville and is one of the sunniest cities in Europe, making it the perfect spot for a winter sun getaway ...

A Romanian worker trapped for hours under rubble in Rome on Monday following the partial collapse of a medieval tower near ...