The crusading Knights Templar built a castle here in the 12th century, and the village was further fortified by their ...

For the Jews of northern Europe, the year 1096 brought a brutal spring. Crusaders on their way to Jerusalem attacked Jewish communities throughout the Rhineland. It was then, says Susan L. Einbinder, ...

This walled medieval village is full of half-timbered and charming stone buildings, with winding streets and cobblestoned lanes. Flowers and greenery spill down ledges and wind up buildings, accenting ...

The development of manuscript illumination is perhaps one of the lesser-known chapters in the history of French art, largely overshadowed by the popularity of later — especially Impressionist — ...

Ridley Scott has a thing for Monpazier. After first filming "The Duelists," starring Harvey Keitel, in the southwestern French town in 1977, the British director returned for 2021’s medieval tale, ...

Archaeologists unearthed a medieval cemetery near Lake Geneva with 42 burials arranged in standardized way, photos show. Photo from Alexia Latelier and Inrap On a terrace overlooking a lake in ...

Dracul, turns from fangs and bloodsucking to gnosticism and witchcraft in this paranormal romance-cum-medieval fantasy. In 14th-century France, Franciscan abbess Marie Fran oise is arrested by the ...

In the South of France, where vacation homes dominate much of the housing market, demand is rising for serenity and outdoor space. 13 Photos View Slide Show › By Marcelle Sussman Fischler This ...

BEN AFFLECK: (As Pierre d'Alencon) The most unspeakable charge has been brought against you. ADAM DRIVER: (As Jacques Le Gris) I am innocent of the crime. MATT DAMON: (As Jean de Carrouges) I request ...