Here's a Valentine's Day date idea: the Folger Shakespeare Library in D.C. is hosting a concert that features "love songs of the 15th century." ...

The 15th century Voynich Manuscript (also known as the Cipher Manuscript) is considered the most mysterious text in the world, and we seem no closer to decoding it that when it was first purchased by ...

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A team of archaeologists has investigated the wreck of a boat that sank in the 15th century, revealing fascinating new insights into the stricken vessel. The so-called "Maderö wreck" was first ...

Around 1455, a medieval French painter and miniaturist named Jean Fouquet painted a small diptych with two panels, one of which depicts St. Stephen holding a strangely shaped stone—usually interpreted ...

Rothschild Vienna Mahzor, completed five years before community's destruction, going under hammer after being returned to ...

Divers recovered “surprising” artifacts from a 15th century shipwreck off the coast of Sweden, including weapons, according to a new study. Photo from the International Journal of Nautical Archaeology ...

A skull found in a Hungarian basilica in 2002 has spent the last 20 years unidentified, despite numerous theories. A new study has traced it to King Matthias Corvinus, a mid-15th century monarch, ...

One of many standout scenes in the 1975 classic Monty Python and the Holy Grail features King Arthur and his knights facing down the Killer Rabbit of Caerbannog, a seemingly innocuous bunny who soon ...

While exploring a 500-year-old shipwreck off the coast of Sweden, divers discovered “surprising” cargo and weapons that may have helped repel pirates. The remains of the wooden vessel lie off the ...