The author, age 6, is photographed on Christmas in 1971. "The Joe Namath uniform did NOT land as effectively as the castle ...

The diversity of West Africa – and the continent in general – makes it impossible to give a generalised history without watering down many unique cultures and their stories. But scratch the surface of ...

Image credits: history Salt was very valuable in the Middle Ages, and, sometimes, it was referred to as "white gold." And since it was so valuable, roads were built specifically for transporting it.

The region also offers all types of family-friendly activities and tourist attractions that kids of all ages can appreciate.

Though she does not propose a wholesale return to a medieval economy, Kehnel suggests that history can provide inspiration, ‘to awaken our sense of the possibilities out there, and to help us to think ...

A Dunfermline group that wants to highlight the city’s rich and varied history has spoken of their plans. The City of Dunfermline Medieval Heritage Group have been meeting for two years now. As ...

It’s the kind of game that makes you want to actually plan a family trip—or that you can play with kids before you go. Players must stack wooden telegraph poles on top of each other ...

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To what extent does our knowledge of the past rely upon written sources? And what happens when these sources are destroyed? Focusing on the manuscripts of the Middle Ages, History in Flames explores ...