Daily life in the Middle Ages was shaped by deep religious faith and widespread superstition. From unconventional ...

This photo gallery, curated by AP photo editors, features highlights from the opening ceremony of the Milan Cortina Olympics. Howie Carr: Illegal immigrant fraud just another page from Democrat ...

MILAN (AP) — Featuring tributes to da Vinci and Dante, Puccini and Pausini, Armani and Fellini, pasta and vino, and other iconic tastes of Italian culture — plus Mariah Carey hitting all the high ...

It’s here! The Opening Ceremony for the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games takes place Friday and promises to be one of the most ambitious and complex in Olympic history.This year’s ceremony will ...

Whether in London or Paris, Sochi or Beijing, the Olympics opening ceremonies are always astonishing. Look back at some of the best moments ahead of Friday's kickoff in Milan Stephanie Sengwe is a pop ...

It wouldn't be an Olympics without an extravagant opening ceremony, and the 2026 Milano Cortina Games plan to live up to those standards. Though there are some preliminary Olympic events before the ...

Today, in an historic ceremony in Davos, Switzerland, President Donald J. Trump formally ratified the Charter of the Board of Peace — establishing it as an official international organization.

Inky paw prints on a 15th-century Flemish manuscript The Walters Museum More than 500 years ago, after dedicating hours to the meticulous transcription of a crucial manuscript, a Flemish scribe set ...

Giles Gasper receives funding from Arts and Humanities Research Council, Research England, the John Templeton Foundation and the Leverhulme Trust The best location for a monastery was one that was ...

Migration into England was continuous from the Romans through to the Normans and men and women moved from different places and at different rates, a study finds. The researchers found early medieval ...

In the 1470s, a Flemish scribe left some meticulously drafted pages of an illuminated manuscript out to dry, only to find out the next day that his cat had trod over them, leaving inky paw prints on ...

These medieval palaces were once centers of authority, wealth, and ceremony. Today, many exist only as foundations, fragments, or written references. This video explores how war, fire, political ...