SCHAUMBURG, Ill. (WLS) -- Anyone who's been to Schaumburg's Medieval Times might recognize Mario Contreras as the King's Master of Horse, but Mario Contreras is not just acting. Growing up in a small ...

A medieval church tower has been suspended 45ft (14 metres) above the ground as part of a building project in the City of London. The tower of the 700-year-old All Hallows Staining Church was balanced ...

At a 13th-century Scottish castle, researchers have excavated a medieval gravoir—a thin, pointed tool once used to style hair. The rare artifact is part of a cache of objects that reveal what daily ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

In this Minecraft build, we design a medieval logging village with timber houses, lumber yards, and forest surroundings. The project features cabins, stacked logs, and pathways that capture the life ...

Beneath a city square in the English city of Leicester, archaeologists have discovered a Roman infant burial, remnants of medieval commerce and a 16th-century civic building’s foundations. Experts ...

An "incredibly rare" item of medieval high fashion has been uncovered at a Highland castle, say archaeologists. The hair accessory called a gravoir dates from the 13th Century and was discovered ...

This piece is part of a series of articles covering the medieval and early modern great powers of each of Asia’s regions: East Asia, Central and North Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia, and West Asia ...

Developers in the have lifted the 700-year-old tower of All Hallows Staining 14 metres above street level as work progresses on an office building underneath it. Built in 1320, the tower is the last ...

A team of 11 specialists works on pieces such as finials, tracery and the weird figures called grotesques. A team of 11 specialists works on pieces such as finials, tracery and the weird figures ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Georgia Somary wants to turn people’s homes into “contemporary castles”, where historically inspired decor ...

A group of metal detectorists recently went on an epic summerlong adventure in the European countryside – and discovered a jackpot of ancient riches. Based in the central Polish city of Kalisz, the ...