The material on the covers of books from a French abbey was too hairy to have come from calves or other local mammals.

The books hail from Clairvaux Abbey, founded in 1115 by Cistercian monks in northern France, and its daughter monasteries. Some tomes are nearly 900 years old. Researchers had thought they were ...

A scientific analysis of dozens of 12th- and 13th-century books found in European monasteries reveals they were bound in ...

Knights and ladies, castles flying pennant flags, sumptuous fabrics, and gleaming armor—these are some of the Middle Age ...

Challenging word-based games are not a modern invention. In early medieval England there was a strong appetite for word ...

A rare medieval illuminated manuscript uncovered in the archive of a York convent is going on display for the very first time ...

The critical point was, again the Middle Ages, and there you had an adversarial position between the church and the state ...

Thanks to 10 Things, Stiles found a niche or two right away. She headlined more teen romances — Down to You (2000) and Save ...

The Irish Times view on Verona Murphy: confidence ebbs in a house dividedOpens in new window ] Mr Lowry also issued a statement saying he had not intended any offence and regretted any upset.

Matters escalated further today with confirmation of a motion of no confidence in Ceann Comhairle Verona Murphy. Responsibility for this sorry state of affairs lies squarely at the door of ...

The gloves may have come off in the heated years-long relationship between The New York Times and President Donald Trump. The Times, a frequent target since Trump’s 2016 campaign, fired back following ...

For Honor offers medieval combat with knights, samurai, and Vikings in varied game modes. Ghost of Tsushima's Feudal Japan setting follows a samurai using stealth and combat. Kingdom Come ...