If you're looking for a great idea for a free and original outing in the Yvelines, Mantes-la-Jolie will be transformed into a ...

Malta is an island nation steeped in history, with medieval towns and villages that give a glimpse into its glorious past ...

Explore the remnants of the Ancient City of Sauran. Located near Turkistan, Kazakhstan, this once-thriving Silk Road fortress ...

This is the final instalment in a three part series written by Carl Viagas. The series was published weekly on Mondays. The ...

A historic Warwickshire market town with a mile-long High Street of Tudor, Georgian, and Victorian buildings, offers a rare ...

There’s something deliciously disorienting about rounding a bend in suburban Ohio and coming face-to-face with a medieval castle. Chateau Laroche, better known as the Loveland Castle Museum, rises ...

After the war the Poles almost gave up on re-creating old Warsaw, but ultimately they decided to rebuild, constructing a city ...

There’s something about castles that tugs at the imagination. Maybe it’s the hint of romance in their towers, or the way they ...

Looted and destroyed due to its loyalty to the crown, Raglan Castle is a sight to behold in the Welsh countryside ...

Interrogation chairs - also known as torture chairs or iron chairs - are devices that were used to torture people, often in order to extract confessions. Ms Cullen said hers was "well used" before she ...

Through cutting-edge forensic science and ancient DNA analysis, scientists have solved one of medieval Europe's most enduring archaeological mysteries. The victim, Duke Béla of Macsó, was a member of ...

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