A fifteenth-century portal featuring sculpted portraits of Milan's medieval duchesses has been restored at the Certosa di Pavia in northern Italy.

New research suggests that Simonetta Vespucci, the inspiration for Botticelli’s Venus, may have died from a pituitary tumour ...

A new exhibition in Paris reveals the real Nicolas Flamel, uncovering his medieval wealth and how he became a legendary ...

A new open-access book explores why Ibn Khaldun’s medieval ideas about the rise and fall of civilizations still matter more ...

Why did King John lose his subjects’ loyalty? His troubled reign brought Magna Carta, baronial rebellion and a foreign invasion that threatened his dynasty.

Denmark will 3D scan Viking runestones in a new research project to uncover political networks, social relationships and ...

A new DNA study reveals how medieval Polynesian voyagers settled Hawaii and Easter Island, uncovering genetic links across 7,000 kilometres of ocean.

Archaeologists in Germany have uncovered new remains of a medieval bishop's palace, a rare 14th-century water system and ...

Falkenstein Castle in Germany, dating back to the 12th century, is receiving €40,000 to restore the roof of its medieval ...

Ten medieval Korean paintings depicting the Kings of Hell are reunited for the first time in over 60 years at the Cleveland ...

At the end of a Buddhist scroll now held by the British Library, a short statement brings a vast religious teaching down to the scale of a human act. It names Wang Jie, mentions his parents, gives a ...