A page with illuminations, or ornate medieval illustrations, from the Darlington Bible, a 14th century manuscript housed at the Indiana State Library. The Bible will be the focus of a special program, ...

Archaeologists working in Odesa, the Black Sea port city in southern Ukraine, have announced a pair of discoveries that illustrate the city’s long and international history. First came news that ...

Archaeologists in Switzerland recently made an unusual discovery while excavating the land around a medieval castle near the German border. The crews unearthed a well-preserved gauntlet that experts ...

GODALMING, England, Dec. 2, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- What in the world was happening in the 14th century? Violence, uprisings, power struggles, wars, climate change, an epidemic, extensive trade networks ...

A historic 14th-century country cottage in the U.K. loaded with festive charm has hit the market for £1.7 million (US$2.27 ...

Archaeologists have discovered a 14th-century cesspit that underwent an extreme makeover over the centuries, transforming from a receptacle for human excrement into a fashionable cellar with a latrine ...

This is a story about how innovation happens. It begins in 1386 after the great Papal Schism (seriously), demonstrates the ability of universities to foster capitalism, and concludes with a surprising ...

A group of amateur treasure hunters in England found a hoard of gold and silver coins from the 14th-century that could be worth nearly $200,000 according to experts. 38-year-old Andrew Winter and ...

Studying the history of financial crises can be quite enlightening. Deutsche Bank's Peter Hooper just published an interesting report considering crises going back to the Middle Ages. Referring to the ...

Workers discovered a 14th century cave and drawings while doing construction on a railroad in Great Britain earlier this week, adding to the other historic finds they previously uncovered. The workers ...