The Queen was left in the dark for almost a decade over the full scale of the treachery of one of her most senior courtiers, according to newly-released files. In 1964, Sir Anthony Blunt ...

Few people today know that the state of California owes its name to a legendary Black queen. Queen Calafia, a fictional character, who first appears in Las Sergas de Esplandían, a medieval romance ...

Medieval people were no exception ... that bloodletting would regulate the humors (the four fluids thought to make up the body: blood, yellow bile, black bile and phlegm), evacuating “bad ...

It was performed both preventatively and, in the case of some medieval religious communities, periodically as part of monastic bodily regulation and discipline. Devoting some 25 chapters of his text ...

You've probs seen them in the aisles of Boots and at the end of your favourite TikTokers' makeup tutorials, but what's the deal with makeup setting sprays? Do they actually work? We decided it was ...

So, here are the juicy details about Doom: The Dark Ages. Gettin’ Medieval On Your Ass Set in a medieval fantasy world, the prequel aims to serve as the perfect entry point for newcomers while ...

Despite monarchy being largely constitutional at the start of Queen Victoria’s ascension, her 63-year reign saw her preside over the abolition of slavery, the expansion of workers’ welfare, the speedy ...

An eight-bedroom ‘castle’ in the commuter belt is heading to auction with a guide price of £1 million — just less than the price of an average home sold in Kensington & Chelsea last year ...

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