Despite popular opinions, the Middle Ages left behind objects that feel almost too extraordinary to be real. Some of their ...

It is thought that the priory was closed in 1536 as part of Henry VIII's dissolution of the monasteries and began to fall ...

Powerful abbots once seen as untouchable now face investigation as Beijing reins in excess wealth and religious ...

This isn’t your average monk story. At Malmesbury Abbey, one man of the cloth gained a dark reputation—as a violent, vengeful figure who may have been responsible for multiple deaths. In this video, ...

Monasticamp was designed, in part, to give students exposure to an entire monastic day, praying together the distinct periods ...

The new series of P College Cultural and Historical Awareness Program, CHAP, lectures are dedicated to PC Professor emeritus ...

We’re still in the final days of summer, but Halloween decorations and costumes are already on store shelves. A new survey ...

The Codex Gigas, an 800-year-old manuscript and the largest of the Middle Ages, has a history as outsized as its dimensions.

Porterville College’s Cultural and Historical Awareness Program (CHAP) is pleased to announce a special presentation by Dr. Jamie Kreiner, a leading historian of Late Antiquity and the early Middle ...

The series features the title character, played by Sir Derek Jacobi, using his skills of observation to bring the guilty to justice ...

Enjoy the spice of life in this bucolic French region, famed for its flavoursome mustards, complex wines and rich, slow-cooked chicken and beef dishes.

We’re in Miltenberg, a pretty medieval town on the Main River (pronounced ‘mine’) where half-timbered houses date back to the ...