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In medieval England, humans lived in much closer quarters with red squirrels  than most of us do today.

Knowing how to Return to life after a holiday is an important part of Russian culinary culture.

The wills of Anglo-Saxon women provide insight into their private lives as they bequeath land and petticoats and set slaves free to save their souls.

Whimsical storytelling and tech wizardry, Tom Moore reinstates the sense of wonder in exhibition making with this touring display.

Laidlaw Auctioneers are set to hold their April say with an extensive range of interesting and unique antiques available to buy.

After suffering a mental breakdown and being put on “suicide watch”, Hampstead artist and poet John-Paul Flintoff found solace in his art.

Medieval manuscripts and their forgotten artist-authors come to life. Book review by Boyd Tonkin

Protestant cancel culture meant illuminated books were used as kindling and lavatory paper, says Mary Wellesley in her new book Hidden Hands

C alling a thing by its proper name is a service to truth, if not to political ambitions or evil designs. Of course, ambitions abide and creating labels to denigrate an idea, opponent, or promote your agenda is nothing new. If I am a "Progressive" and you are not with me, you must be against Progress. The Dark Ages was a clever label, attributed to Petrarch (d. 1374), stuck on the period after the decline of the Roman Empire which neatly contrasted with an earlier period of antiquity which boas...

What Merpeople Say About Us How changing perceptions of mermaids and mermen reveal deeper understandings of myth, religion, science, wonder and capitalism. By Vaughn Scribner Merpeople’s hybridity has helped them maintain a presence in both scientific and mythological camps. In many people’s minds, mermaids and mermen remain mythical creatures more suitable for bedtime stories than scientific tracts. Yet for others merpeople symbolize the outer limits of our scientific and mythological inve...