On that date, the monks of Mount Melleray Abbey (Waterford ... discipline and uniformity to European and Irish monasticism. Medieval Cistercians were distinguished by their extraordinary ...

The charity’s mounting financial pressures could lead to job cuts and site closures, sparking concern over the erasure of ...

Harriet Strahl, a Ph.D. student in the Durham University history department, has shed new light on the emotional and societal repercussions of the 1120 White Ship disaster in an article published in ...

Discover the story of St. Amphibalus, the saint named after a cloak, whose shrine lies in St. Albans Cathedral, and that of ...

This premier Getty Center exhibition celebrates two rare masterpieces of English medieval art: stained glass from Canterbury ... The windows would have been visible to monks sitting in the communal ...

This historic old village is highly accessible and boasts stunning architecture, lush landscapes, and even contains the heart ...

A Jewish kosher trip to Japan has never been easier with the emergence of kosher-friendly luxury hotels and gourmet kosher dining and options for Shabbat observance.

Today’s tariffs usually refer to international trade. But there’s a distinctly old-school, fire-and-brimstone flavour to ...

By the medieval town walls of Caernarfon, we board the Welsh Highland Railway, Britain’s longest narrow-gauge heritage ...

Before Rome awoke, the jurisconsult supervised the grooming of an Indian white elephant, an “exotic” marvel meant to match ...