A medieval literary puzzle which has stumped scholars, including M.R. James for 130 years has finally been solved. Cambridge ...

Medieval poet Geoffrey Chaucer twice made references to an early work featuring a Germanic mythological character named Wade. Only three lines survive, discovered buried in a sermon by a late 19th ...

The Teutonic Knights were a German religious order of crusaders who operated in eastern Europe in the 1000s. Similar to the ...

The Bayeux Tapestry, a legendary medieval artwork depicting the 1066 Norman Conquest, is set to be displayed in the U.K. for ...

1999 Cleveland Mayor Michael R. White holds a news conference and announces an investigation into reports of bigoted graffiti in police locker rooms and racist symbolism worn by White officers. Black ...

In the jousting portion, competitors ride toward each other with a wood railing separating them, and aim their lances not to ...

Have you ever wanted to wield a sword and fight like a medieval warrior? One local organization is striving to keep the old ways alive. Now prepare for battle!

One of the most infamous items in Call of Duty is the riot shield, and it's making its Black Ops 6 debut--but not how you might think. Now that the Season 4 update has gone live, the new battle ...

Here's how the conclave creates black and white smoke and why the Catholic Church began using them to signal whether a new pope has been elected.

Today, thanks to modern chemistry, the smoke is unmistakable — thick black billows for inconclusive votes, or a bright white plume when a new pope is elected.