It has been revealed that across Europe, from the years 600 to 1800, almost a quarter of royal deaths were caused by accident ...

Just suppose a Medieval was to arrive in the modern world today. Coming from a time of knights and castles, monks, and abbeys they would see our 21st century world as completely alien to the one they ...

In Saxon and medieval times, people policed their own community. Men were arranged into groups of ten called tithings. If a crime was committed in the tithing, it was everyone's responsibility to ...

I am at the National Archives in Kew to find out what attitudes were like in medieval times. This is an exchequer ... This clip is from the series Hunting for History. Pupils could be asked ...

Each one holds a piece of history, from growing trade to shifting ... role in northern India’s currency system during medieval times. First introduced by the Hindu Shahis, it became widely ...

A 1658 map of Iceland, reprinted from Abraham Ortelius’ Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, includes a sea monster known for catching its fish through cunning. Public Domain The creature was enormous.

Bolton Castle in North Yorkshire, a well-preserved medieval fortress with over 600 years of history, has unveiled a full schedule of Easter ...