Chances are that when you hear the words “medieval magic”, the image of a witch will spring to mind: wizened old crones huddled over a cauldron containing unspeakable ingredients such as eye of newt.

Who doesn’t love drinking mead out of a horn or sharing campfire tales with mythical creatures? For fans of medieval festivals, cosplay, and fantasy, one event aims to tick all the boxes. But alas — ...

Compass-drawn Hexfoil or “Daisy Wheel” designs from English medieval churches (all images courtesy Matthew Champion and Ebury Press) Champion writes that “the medieval church was a far more ...

On a midsummer day in 1438, a young man from the north shore of Lake Geneva presented himself to the local church inquisitor. He had a confession to make. Five years earlier, his father had forced him ...

In 1531, Henry VIII sat on the throne of England, silk was an exotic fabric for Europeans and a person accused of witchcraft could be burned at the stake. Against the backdrop of a turbulent era Nancy ...

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