Over the course of the early medieval period, the Church felt able to become less tolerant of surviving pagan practices. However, it retained its necessary adaptability.

Hundreds of skeletons were recently uncovered by archaeologists while they were excavating a British university’s property – the discovery was a complete surprise.

Early Irish medieval impact on Europe explored in new National Museum of Ireland exhibition "Words on the Wave: Ireland and St. Gallen in Early Medieval Europe" opens in Dublin on May 30 and runs ...

In the early 1960s, the shards were sent away for restoration and, after a 79-year absence, have returned to the church thanks to fundraising efforts.

Light was important to medieval theologians, as it symbolised God's first creation. The use of stained-glass windows transformed ordinary light into something divine, and Gothic architecture ...

Christian faith proclaims that Jesus was God's divine son. But church historians have long known that certain Jewish followers of Christ, in the early decades after his death, regarded him as ...

An area that is left ambiguous by the Salisbury statutes is the responsibility for providing a screen across the chancel arch. Screens in general were an important part of the late medieval parish ...

Excavations uncover medieval church history and over 300 burials at University of Gloucestershire’s new City Campus. Discover key historical findings.

Excavations uncover medieval church history and over 300 burials at University of Gloucestershire’s new City Campus. Discover key historical findings.

Excavations uncover medieval church history and over 300 burials at University of Gloucestershire’s new City Campus. Discover key historical findings.

The architecture changed and improved, but the role that the Church played remained essentially unchanged until the early 16th century.

Excavations uncover medieval church history and over 300 burials at University of Gloucestershire’s new City Campus. Discover key historical findings.