The tiara’s glittering past. While Pope Leo XIV, like his recent predecessors, is unlikely to don the papal tiara — a triple-crowned headpiece entrenched in medieval grandeur — it remains ...

MEDIEVAL METALLURGY.—An interesting article on medieval metallurgy, by M. L. Becker, appears in the Memoirs and Proceedings of the Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society (1923-1924, No. 4).

Metallurgy and a Bear. Among the ancient, extracted metals was lead.Lead was used for making pots, coins, weights, pipelines, and even bullets. We now know making lead pipes and pots isn’t a ...

Eltz Castle, Germany. Some countries have more than their fair share of gorgeous medieval castles, and Germany is one of them. Eltz Castle is one of the finest examples of a German knight’s ...

A history enthusiast's map study led to the discovery of a likely medieval monastery in Sweden, according to local officials. The ruins were found by using ground-penetrating radar.

Discoveries of medieval-era cannons and cannonballs in Dhubri district shed light on Assam's advanced metallurgy during the 15th-16th century. Learn about the historical significance of these ...

The Bayeux Tapestry is a remarkable example of medieval art. The embroidery piece depicts events leading up to the Norman conquest of England and spans nearly 230 feet. It is believed to have been ...

Researchers cite new evidence of how a medieval British noblewoman may have plotted to exact revenge and help kill her former lover, a priest, nearly 700 years ago.

Medieval ‘testicle dagger’ lives up to its name. Archeologists found the weapon in one of Sweden's most famous castles. By Andrew Paul. Published May 20, 2025 10:59 AM EDT.

Researchers have found pages of a rare medieval manuscript masquerading as a cover and stitched into the binding of another book, according to experts at the Cambridge University Library in ...

Medieval scribes filled volumes called bestiaries with illustrations and descriptions of fantastic creatures. The manuscripts containing representations of these animals also depended on a ...