A medieval literary puzzle which has stumped scholars, including M.R. James for 130 years has finally been solved. Cambridge ...

A medieval sermon packed with 'memes' and simple spelling mistakes could explain a baffling line in 'The Canterbury Tales.' ...

Lost English saint is found again: New evidence shows 12th century Archbishop of York did achieve sainthood ... 'He was imbued with all the latest reforming ideas that were sweeping the Church.

You would think that being a native English speaker would give any world leader a massive home-court advantage.

In the chill of a 12th-century English church, a 30-something with a liquid baritone and a Harry Potter-ish gaze sang a medieval lament. We gathered tentatively around him, 23 near-strangers who ...

Surrey church walls concealed huge 12th Century mural for 200 years. The artwork by a travelling monk was whitewashed around the time of the English Civil War but was rediscovered in Victorian ...

A new stained glass window, designed by an internationally acclaimed artist, has been unveiled in a 12th Century church. The artwork by Thomas Denny has been installed in St John's Church in ...

Family business Parker & Son completed the challenging task of repainting the seven-metre high ceiling of St Mary’s Church in Northiam, a church which dates back to the 12th century.

A building that was a former 12th century church near Milton Keynes is up for sale after the diocese instructed it to be put on the market, with a view to it being converted into a house. Did you know ...