Emperor Otto the Great has been reburied in Magdeburg Cathedral more than 1,050 years after his death, following the restoration of his medieval tomb.

A guide to 30 medieval empires from across Europe, Africa and Asia, looking at their rise, expansion, greatest extent and eventual decline.

How the Anglo-Norman de Burgos became powerful Gaelic lords in medieval Ireland, adopting Irish laws and customs while battling for control of Connacht.

Medieval chroniclers often borrowed from earlier texts, but their copying could serve literary and political purposes. Christopher Berard examines how writers reused the past to shape their accounts of contemporary events.

This online course, taught by James Barnaby, starts on September 16th, with live sessions each Wednesday from 1:00 to 3:00 pm EST.

Sending a letter in late medieval Italy changed dramatically over the centuries. This book traces how an initially ad hoc system of messengers developed into increasingly organised and professional courier networks, eventually becoming a significant business in its own right.

Archaeological excavations at the Bayeux Tapestry Museum reveal medieval tanning and dyeing, hundreds of burials and nearly 2,000 years of history.

Medieval manuscripts, including the York Gospels, have preserved DNA revealing the 3,500-year history of the deadly sheeppox virus.

Saints and relics shaped political authority, religious life, and economic power in the Byzantine Empire.

Timing, skill, judgement or... luck? Let’s discuss... This summer the New York Times sent me a book to review. Profits, Prophets, Coaches And Kings is the latest work by Jared Diamond, the Pulitzer Prize-winning historian/scientist/anthropologist best known for his 1997 work, Guns, Germs And Steel.

Archaeologists in Schaffhausen, Switzerland, have uncovered more than 200 burials at the site of a medieval leprosy hospital and chapel.

Gold has been discovered in a medieval archbishop’s silk garment at Canterbury Cathedral, raising new questions about where the luxury textile was made.