A gunman was at large after a shooting in a town in Australia’s New South Wales state on Thursday left three people dead and another wounded, police said.

Two British boys reported suddenly finding themselves in an environment resembling medieval England. The surroundings, clothing, and atmosphere did not align with their time period. When they returned ...

Most people imagine medieval wars as oceans of soldiers—but that’s a modern fantasy fueled by Hollywood and bad numbers in old chronicles. In reality, armies were usually small because feeding and ...

Thanks to its namesake volcano, Etna is an astonishing fertile region that has spawned a unique food and drink scene. Harriet O’Brien goes on an epicurean tour to taste the spoils ...

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A long-running procedural series is returning with a fresh batch of episodes and a new location, as the BBC has offered a ...

Divers have unearthed the largest cog shipwreck ever discovered in a strait off Denmark, signalling a period of economic development in medieval Europe.

The Tory defector’s first speech under his new party colours was briefly disrupted – let us have a better class of heckling, ...

David Lammy has abandoned plans to name and shame offenders who are handed community sentences. The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) ...

From peculiar kitchenalia to bizarre cleaning devices, step back in time as we take a look at essential household items of ...