Christmas pudding is a relatively recent concoction of two older, at least medieval, dishes. The first was a runny porridge ...

The centuries-old dessert evolved from medieval porridge to a festive Christmas staple, with modern cooks keeping the ...

Archaeological excavations at the heart of London's political power have revealed remarkable prehistoric tools, medieval treasures, and architectural remains spanning six millennia beneath the Palace ...

Tis the season for alcohol-spiked, drinkable custard – the inimitable festive cocktail with a wholesome history.

Two people buried in early medieval England had West African ancestry, experts have revealed, in a discovery that rewrites British history. The find provides the first direct evidence of a connection ...

Scene from the Bayeux Tapestry, which famously depicts William the Conqueror's victory over the so-called Anglo-Saxons Public domain via Wikimedia Commons People in the United States and Great Britain ...

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A Medieval English manor house with its own 13th-century chapel and a swimming pool has hit the market for £2 million (US$2.592 million). Tax records for the five-acre estate known as Fardel Manor, in ...

The past is never dead,” wrote William Faulkner. “It’s not even past.” Sometimes it is tempting to wish it all away, as it is used as a stick to beat us with. But we can’t just start afresh. For one ...

In medieval England, peasants on some estates were entitled to a range of sick, annual and bereavement leave that could rival ...