Frederic William Burton's "Hellelil and Hildebrand, the meeting on the turret stairs" illustrates a tragic medieval love ...

Artillery thundered overhead, but in the trenches it was clubs, axes, and chainmail that kept soldiers alive. In the world’s first modern war, survival meant returning to the weapons of a darker age.

What are the best medieval games? Rare is a videogame that doesn't feature at least one sword, suit of armor, or roast chicken. Still, they're usually mixed in with bearded hermits slinging magic ...

Archaeologists working at one of the oldest fortifications in the South Caucasus have made a landmark discovery that is rewriting the region's medieval military history. During excavations at Rustavi ...

Fans love a Taylor Swift fashion moment, and it's been fun watching her style evolve with each era. From her sparkly cowgirl boots in her early country music days to the glitzy, trendy streetwear ...

We tend to think of Medieval knights as wearing heavy plate armor but in reality much of their time chain mail made up much of their defenses. Medieval chain mail armor was remarkably effective ...

For any designer, the opportunity to dress one of today’s biggest stars would be a welcome thrill. But for Brooklyn-based artist Kelsey Randall, the chance to create not one, but two custom looks for ...

Taylor Swift sits on a room service tray in a sheer chainmail mini-dress in the album artwork for “Life of a Showgirl.” Mert Alas & Marcus Piggott With the official release of Taylor Swift’s “Life of ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Georgia Somary wants to turn people’s homes into “contemporary castles”, where historically inspired decor ...

A dragon blocks the water from reaching the thirsty kingdom of Cyprus. In exchange for allowing it to quench the island’s inhabitants, it demands human sacrifices. The Queen of Cyprus turns to her two ...

A medieval knight re-enactor was stabbed in the face during a mock battle outside a historic English castle – a freak “accident” that left several children in attendance horrified. The 37-year-old ...