The days between the death of a Pope and the election of his successor are packed with centuries-old ceremonies and rituals, following a timetable intended to find a new pontiff within three weeks.

Taxpayers can’t hope that any of the major parties in Monday’s election will balance the budget soon, not even the Conservatives. Indeed, in most Western democracies politicians of all stripes have ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — The Franklin County Dog Shelter is extending its adoption hours and offering special promotions this spring to help more dogs find loving homes. From April 28 to May 31 ...

Dating from the Early Medieval era, which ran from 400 to 1100 AD, the skeletons are from “a period which is very poorly documented in historical sources, and for which we have comparatively few ...

A medieval cemetery discovered in Wales is continuing to baffle archaeologists, revealing a community of women buried with signs of wealth, including a mysterious outcast thrown into a ditch.

What’s the advantage of not growing your own fur coat? I’m a biologist who studies the genes that control hairiness in mammals. Why humans and a small number of other mammals are relatively hairless ...

John, the Medieval Spawn, and his group of soldiers run across a boy from a nearby village who tells them about a calamity brought on by a knight who came to the village the night before.

A medieval cemetery unearthed near Cardiff Airport is continuing to confound archaeologists, as the mysteries surrounding it are multiplying. The discovery of the site, dating to the 6th or 7th ...

The university commissioned the archaeological organization Cotswold Archaeology to excavate the location, and it was in this area that the medieval church was found. The ruined structure was iden ...

As a scholar of historical memory, I have observed that references to the Russian Middle Ages are part of the Kremlin’s broader politics of using the medieval past to justify current agendas ...

Josie Gibson has revealed she is now suffering from the 'medieval disease' gout after filming a new travel show. Gout is a type of arthritis. It occurs when uric acid builds up in the blood and ...

Josie Gibson has revealed she is suffering from a medieval disease after filming a new travel show where she sampled first class cabins. After filming Channel 5 travelogue Around The World In ...