Galileo continued writing in conversational language for his landmark 1632 work, Dialogo sopra i due massimi sistemi del ...

The historian Nora Berend rememorates the construction of the myth of Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar from the Middle Ages to the present ...

June 18 stands out in history as a day marked by pivotal moments that have shaped nations, inspired movements, and advanced human knowledge.Arguably the ...

The more immediate cause of the barons’ rebellion against King John was his defeat in the battle of Bouvines in 1214, at the hands of the King of France, Philip II Augustus. The American Bar ...

Wales is called the “castle capital of the world” for a reason. The Normans had a tough time of it here and built over 600 ...

ON this day in 1215, the historic document was signed at Runnymede, Surrey. King John I of England was born on 24th December 1166. As the fourth son, he was not expected to inherit lands, leading t… ...

Now, in a stunning revelation that has sent ripples through the world of medieval history, UK academics have declared it to be a genuine, long-lost original Magna Carta from the year 1300.

A British historian who discovered a Magna Carta copy was a genuine manuscript has shared his theory on why the document was ...

While the 800th anniversary of Magna Carta was marked 10 years ago, 2025 is also a significant date in the history of the landmark document. In 1215 the first Magna Carta was sealed at Runnymede ...

Four copies of the 1215 Magna Carta survive, including one originally kept at Canterbury Cathedral. A manuscript, once considered an unofficial copy of Magna Carta, is now believed to be genuine ...

Some royal bloodlines in the Middle Ages were kept “pure” at a heavy cost. In this video, we uncover the story of the most inbred family of the era – where political alliances and dynastic ...

Human rights, defined as the basic rights and freedoms inherent to all individuals, have evolved considerably in both scope and application in the modern era. Contemporary societies have increasingly ...