Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On a midsummer day in 1438, a young man from the north shore of Lake Geneva presented himself to the local church inquisitor. He ...

Chances are that when you hear the words “medieval magic”, the image of a witch will spring to mind: wizened old crones huddled over a cauldron containing unspeakable ingredients such as eye of newt.

Who doesn’t love drinking mead out of a horn or sharing campfire tales with mythical creatures? For fans of medieval festivals, cosplay, and fantasy, one event aims to tick all the boxes. But alas — ...

Compass-drawn Hexfoil or “Daisy Wheel” designs from English medieval churches (all images courtesy Matthew Champion and Ebury Press) Champion writes that “the medieval church was a far more ...

In 1531, Henry VIII sat on the throne of England, silk was an exotic fabric for Europeans and a person accused of witchcraft could be burned at the stake. Against the backdrop of a turbulent era Nancy ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Chances are that when you hear the words “medieval magic”, the image of a witch will spring to mind: wizened old crones huddled ...