Medieval torture was used both to extract confessions and to punish the convicted prior to execution. Torturers (who were ...

The endless security lines at the airport may seem torturous — but they are child’s play compared with what heretics and ...

The endless security lines at the airport may seem torturous — but they are child’s play compared with what heretics and ...

Step back in time at La Nucia’s annual Medieval Market from July 10-12. Enjoy artisan stalls, live re-enactments, knight ...

From John Lennon lore to mysterious puzzle pieces, there's a lot of PB3 unpacking to do ...

Rider Haggard after hours spent digging on Bradenham Heath in Norfolk searching for the gibbet cage in which the body of the ...

True to their name Renaissance fairs just keep springing up again. In Connecticut, Robin Hood’s Medieval Faire in Harwinton ...

Fabulous faeries, fiendish familiars, steel-clad knights and legions of common folk will soon fill a makeshift medieval ...

Fantasy books like Pilgrim and The King of Elfland's Daughter are perfectly written, but sadly, mainstream readers seem to ...

There are thousands of shows to choose from at this year’s Edinburgh festivals, from cutting-edge techno-ballet at the ...

Associate Professor Matthew Champion of the University of Melbourne has spent his career studying how medieval and early ...

But human beings, equipped with language, abstraction, technology, institutions, and ideology, can be stupid on a truly ...