Given that the most widely accepted date for the start of the Wars of the Roses is 1455, it is unsurprising that ...

Maritime archaeologists in Copenhagen discovered the well-preserved remains of the Svaelget 2, a massive medieval merchant ...

January is packed with quirky observances that go far beyond New Year’s resolutions. Sure, we’ve got Beer Can Appreciation ...

Spotted off the coast of Denmark, the "Svaelget 2" is a cog, a kind of large trading vessel used in the Middle Ages. Experts ...

In 1379, a group of pigs in the village of Saint-Marcel-lès-Jussey in eastern France killed a swineherd’s child. In 1386, a ...

In what is now approaching an honest-to-goodness tradition, below we've put together our list of the many games we're most ...

The Byzantines and the Venetians were masters of commerce, and that led to a devastating trade war between the two powers.

What better way to express freedom’s heart-cry, Decry decades-long chains that bind, And give oneself wings of swift relief, ...

In a bygone era, when honor meant more than life itself, disputes were often resolved not through words or courts, but ...