The Medieval period, often idealized in movies, was a harsh and often terrifying time to be alive. The era is technically ...

Chateau Laroche—known to locals and visitors alike as Loveland Castle—rises from the Ohio landscape like a fever dream, a stone fortress that would look more at home in the European countryside than ...

Some sit proudly on cliffs or above rivers, others have been absorbed into towns, their towers peeking over rooftops. Together, they trace the country’s layered history: medieval frontiers, Habsburg ...

Step into a modern kitchen and you’ll find jars of rosemary, sage, basil, and thyme sitting neatly on the rack. Yet centuries ...

Luxembourg, a small European country, is dotted with charming medieval towns that take you back in time. With their cobbled streets, historic buildings, and rich history, these towns are a must-visit ...

Religious reformer Martin Luther’s message of spiritual freedom helped ignite the German Peasants’ War of 1525. But before ...

Southern Europe is a living museum of stone, a sun-soaked land where time has learned to move slowly, and history lingers in ...

Travel expert Rick Steves has eaten some of the best food in the world, but the best meal of his life was a surprisingly down-to-earth experience.

The medieval period often gets painted as a thousand years of darkness, filth, and ignorance. Popular culture loves to show us dirty peasants wallowing in mud, superstitious fools who thought the ...

Among the most popular books of the time, bestiaries were filled with real and mythical animals and their lore, the ...

Multiple would-be assassins were involved in the plot, and while several had had the chance to act and failed, and a bomb ...

The show features more than 50 paintings, manuscripts, textiles and other artworks created in Western Europe between the 13th ...