Which? magazine has named the top nine Christmas market cities in the UK, heaping praise on certain festive fairs and ...

Lastly, another important myth tells of Odin’s theft of the “mead of poetry”. This substance was created by two dwarves from ...

A medieval townhouse tucked away in a York snickleway has been named one of the most welcoming historic venues in the area.

From flowing capes and chainmail tunics to banquet-style dining and moody, medieval tablescapes, couples are embracing a ...

History proves that a society that indulges in the grievance politics of antisemitism dooms itself to decline.

York in northern England is a historic city with a long tradition of spooky sightings and eerie apparitions. This Halloween, the city is celebrating its connections with ghosts.

From Roman ruins to candlelit alleyways, this walled city invites travelers to explore the chilling stories that linger where ...

At the Met Cloisters in Manhattan, paintings, statuettes and other objects demonstrate that human desire transcends time and cultures. The fictional tale of Phyllis and Aristotle, in which she gets ...

The idea of tourism is a relatively new one. In the medieval period, no one traveled for fun. In fact, most people never ventured further than twenty miles from their hometown. If they did, it was ...

Beneath a city square in the English city of Leicester, archaeologists have discovered a Roman infant burial, remnants of medieval commerce and a 16th-century civic building’s foundations. Experts ...

This undated image provided by the Mairie de Bayeux (Bayeux city hall), Normandy, France, shows a section from the Bayeux tapestry. French officials are considering loaning the historic 70-meter-long ...