A medieval literary puzzle which has stumped scholars, including M.R. James for 130 years has finally been solved. Cambridge ...

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Why was there no Middle Ages in Mexico? It turns out the answer is a really simple one, as our expert historian explains.

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The Song of Wade was hugely popular throughout the Middle Ages. For several centuries, its central character remained a major romance hero, among other famous knights such as Lancelot and Gawain.

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Mike Swigunski, an "eight-figure entrepreneur" and TEDx speaker who's travelled the globe, named the countries he'd choose if ...

The Tale of Wade, referred to in Chaucer’s poems, survives only in a tiny fragment. Two academics argue a scribe’s error ...

Swan Upping is a popular spectator sport as, all along the route, local people turn out to line the banks. In these river communities of the upper Thames, it has been witnessed for generations, ...