Susan Boynton looks at this, along with bibliophilia, libraries, and the study of medieval liturgy in her new book.

On Christmas Day in 1497, Vasco da Gama rounded the southern tip of Africa. He named the land he encountered Natalis--Portuguese for Christmas. Today, it is known as KwaZulu-Natal.

Frustrated holiday travelers were left stranded at John F. Kennedy International Airport Friday night after hundreds of ...

The first work of theater devoted to the life of Henry Christophe was staged in 1821, only a year or so after Christophe took ...

Archaeologists excavating a residential district in northeastern France have uncovered three ancient ceramic storage jars containing an astonishing cache of at least 40,000 Roman coins. The discovery ...

Prologue On December 20, 2025, the European Union (EU) almost crossed the Rubicon. It tried seizing Russian financial assets in Belgium for funding and ...

From medieval villages to Caribbean-like islands, these lesser-known destinations are worth visiting on your next trip to the ...

The Akkadian Empire (ca. 2340–2198 b.c.) represented something entirely new in human history: a dynasty that conquered and ruled over a vast territory, incorporating people of different ethnicities ...

WASHINGTON — From religious leaders and politicians to activists and scientists, the world said goodbye to a number of ...