It is only a leisurely morning drive north from the Romanian capital of Bucharest to Brasov, a provincial center in the heart of the country. I have always found Brasov to be more sophisticated and ...

Early Europeans produce diverse art: from Christians to Muslims and Byzantines to Vikings. After Rome’s fall, Europe’s Christians kept culture alive with art rooted in their deep faith. We visit ...

If you feel like you're seeing chainmail, stone walls, and rich jewel tones while scrolling your Pinterest feed and searching for outfit and home inspo, you're not imagining it. According to Pinterest ...

Why were the Middle Ages dark? Isn't it true that this epoch conjures up ominous images of superstition and witch-hunting? Burning pyres and plague doctors hurrying strangely muffled along dark ...

“People have the right to live as they wish, we are no longer in the Middle Ages.” This statement, made recently by Luxembourg’s Minister of Foreign and European Affairs Jean Asselborn in relation to ...

Soaring Gothic cathedrals of radiant stained glass, plus art celebrating worldly pleasure. As Europe passed A.D. 1000, its growing prosperity was reflected in soaring Gothic cathedrals graced with ...