When Abbot Abbo of Fleury agreed to travel to Gascony to advise on the reform of the monastery of La Réole, he would not have expected that his trip would result in his death. Yet in 1004 Abbo was the ...
In the 1860s a young architect arrives in a small town in southern England. He has been sent to renovate the town’s great church, a splendid medieval building which has fallen into disrepair. The roof ...
End your Catalan adventure with a trip to the perfectly preserved medieval town of Besalú ... sizzling south offers a tantalising mixture of history and culture, but it would be remiss not ...
Your final stop is Bruges, one of Europe’s best-preserved medieval towns and a chocolate ... from neoclassical basilicas and Baroque art to the history of Portugal’s famous ceramic tiles ...
These weapons were not only tools of battle but also symbols of status, honour, and craftsmanship. With various designs and uses, swords from the medieval period hold a rich history that reflects the ...
All of Matilda's daughters were educated by the nuns at Holy Trinity Abbey. Cecilia took the veil and became Abbess of Holy Trinity, while Agatha, was married to Alfonso VI, King of Galicia-y-León, ...