From ancient legends to epic tales, the world is obsessed with magic and murals. No wonder mythology has always sparked ...

He adds: “One of the most important things when studying detail in early medieval/Anglo-Saxon artwork is to observe patterns. In the case of male genitalia in the Bayeux Tapestry, human and ...

But Bayeux Tapestry scholar and expert on Anglo-Saxon nudity Dr Christopher Monk believes he has found one extra on another man in the tapestry. Speaking to HistoryExtra, Dr Monk said ...

Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. The Bayeux Tapestry is a remarkable example of medieval art. The embroidery piece depicts events leading up to the Norman ...

Debate is raging amongst historians over the number of penises included on the Bayeux Tapestry. The original embroidery is still kept in Bayeux, France, and depicts the Norman conquest of England ...

Maybe he was simply smugly prideful of his own cleverness. In either case, Garnett said his fascination with the tapestry is reflective of a deeper fascination with understanding medieval minds. “The ...

This includes the unveiling of its lost Tapestry Drawing Room, which has been restored to its original 18th-century splendour for the first time since a fire in 1940. The Long Gallery and Grand ...

This includes the unveiling of its lost Tapestry Drawing Room, which has been restored to its original 18th-century splendour for the first time since a fire in 1940. The Long Gallery and Grand ...

Dating from the Early Medieval era, which ran from 400 to 1100 AD, the skeletons are from “a period which is very poorly documented in historical sources, and for which we have comparatively few ...

This oil painting by French artist Firmin Didot (1764-1836) depicts human-animal combat in ancient Rome. New evidence shows it likely occurred as far away as Roman Britain. Credit: Public Domain ...

FOR years considered a haven of safety and natural beauty, Ecuador is now gripped by brutal cartel warfare - giving the country the grizzly honour of becoming Latin America’s murder capital.

A medieval cemetery unearthed near Cardiff Airport is continuing to confound archaeologists, as the mysteries surrounding it are multiplying. The discovery of the site, dating to the 6th or 7th ...