"Despite its efforts to quickly create a Christian religious hierarchy ... acceleration led to state formation failure in early medieval Poland, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ...

More than a millennium after they were carried abroad for safekeeping, a collection of early Irish monastic manuscripts is returning to Ireland for a landmark exhibition at the National Museum in Dubl ...

The medieval period witnessed attempts by Christians to seize the ... as well as a reaction to Muslim conquests and victories that embodied religious tolerance among various heavenly religions. The ...

Strange “hairy” covers of books in medieval Europe were made from seal skin obtained from Viking descendants, a new study has found. It is rare to find medieval manuscripts in their original bindings, ...

In the Roman Empire, Roma was a god with the particular sacrifices and religious obliga tions due to this god ... It was a different kind of situation from Europe, and again we come across this idea ...

Mourners will bid a final farewell to Pope Francis on Saturday during his funeral Mass, which is expected to draw ...

“Despite its efforts to quickly create a Christian religious hierarchy, the Piast polity was not able to successfully exploit the cohesive power of religion,” says Adam Izdebski, lead author ...

The conference aims to discuss the use of history for political and religious purposes, more specifically ... A Proposal for a Comparative Study in the Medieval Turn of Modern-Day Nationalism” Olga ...

Meanwhile, fresh discoveries in the swamp and Lot 5 offer intriguing clues about pre-Money Pit activity and a possible link to medieval Europe ... trace back to ancient religious orders.

From the fall of Rome to the rise of Christianity, Tom Holland's books offer a modern lens on ancient history. Here, we rank ...