A rare Byzantine manuscript discovered in a Greek monastery has unveiled hidden historical gems, offering new insights into ...

That All Men Are Created Equal” features bills of sale, reward posters and more to explain slavery’s role in the Civil War, ...

In a world starved for love that seems to be growing more divided each day, perhaps a “Hallmark Holiday” is exactly what we ...

Bestiaries – medieval books containing descriptions of real-life and imaginary animals, accompanied by moralising tales – ...

Away from the Georgian heart Tbilisi may have earned its title as the Georgian city of legends and romance, but it's a new year, and as we slowly pace to the second half of the decade-we ought to know ...

Around Valentine's Day, heart-shaped things are ubiquitous, but the O.G. is the heart-shaped chocolate box. Here's the ...

On a late-summer day in 1856, a letter carrier stepped from a mail coach in front of a three-story townhouse in Mayfair, in ...

An ancient manuscript penned in Kilkenny almost 700 years ago by an infamous bishop has returned to its original home of St Canice's Cathedral. The cathedral now begins a year-long exhibition ...

Alisher Navoi stands as an extraordinary literary figure whose legacy has profoundly shaped the art of poetry, elevating it ...

Lost manuscripts written by the famous Greek mathematician Apollonius of Perga were discovered in the Netherlands. The ...

The world's oldest Valentine is on display in the "Medieval Women: In Their Own Words" exhibition at the British Library in ...