Historian Diana Darke argues in “Islamesque” that Europe’s monuments owe a vast debt to Muslim craftsmen and designers.

In the heart of Somerset, England's smallest city is home to a hidden gem-Europe's oldest surviving medieval street that ...

A 13th-century fresco rediscovered in Ferrara, Italy, provides unique evidence of medieval churches using Islamic tents to conceal their high altars. The 700-year-old fresco is thought to be the only ...

The medieval settlement included an inner city-citadel on a high rocky plateau, an outer city and unfortified suburbs.

The Rašaška site is part of the larger settlement of Bobare, which was owned in the early Middle Ages by the Knights Templar, a military order that took its name from Jerusalem's legendary Temple of ...

Europe has over 50,000 magnificent castles with imposing architecture and breathtaking settings that offer a glimpse into a world of kings, queens and legends.

She argues in her monumental new book Islamesque (2024) that in early medieval Europe the world of construction and decorative crafts was “dominated by Muslims”. The claim might sound absurd ...

Unearthed at Huqoq, the artifact may represent the missing link between 1,300-year-old Merovingian rings and popular medieval ...

Across Australia, history enthusiasts are having serious fun with medieval times through dedicated clubs, and finding ...

Drawing heavily from antiquity, the Byzantine contribution to education and higher learning is immense, despite often being overlooked.