A new exhibition at the British Library explores the public, private and spiritual lives of such figures as Joan of Arc, Christine de Pizan and Hildegard of Bingen Medieval women’s lives were ...

The competitors' equipment, made of steel and titanium, must be historically accurate. The sound of steel when a sword hits ...

But first, we need you to sign in to PBS using one of the services below. A select few suits of armor were crafted with secret techniques that made them stronger than others, possibly even ...

In this first installment, Ganor investigates the famed linen armor of Ancient Greece, known as the linothorax.

Diane Watt has received funding from the AHRC, British Academy and Leverhulme Trust. The British Library’s breathtaking new exhibition, Medieval Women: In Their Own Words, brings to life the ...

As a new film exploring her life is announced, why does a patron saint of France remain such an object of cultural fascination, nearly 800 years after her death?

With new armor options being dropped via Warbonds, it can be difficult to keep track of the best armor in Helldivers 2. If you’re looking to improve your odds of survival, you’re going to need ...

Paintings, ceramics, photography, fashion, furniture and more: The V&A Museum is a treasure trove of art and design. Here’s ...

Representations of and by Italian Women From the Middle Ages to the Early Modern Period, will be offered Wednesdays, 4:35-6:55 p.m., this coming spring.

A select few suits of armor were crafted with secret techniques that made them stronger than others, possibly even bulletproof. Historians and ballistics experts reconstructed the amor of an elite ...

After being gifted a set of armor, she was sent to Orléans ... Dr Eleanor Jackson, curator of the upcoming Medieval Women exhibition at the British Library, determined that Joan: “Must have ...