Allegedly, copies of the Bible were chained to the walls of churches during the Middle Ages so that people could ... and Archbishop Aelfric worked on Anglo-Saxon (Old English) translations.

Swedish archaeologists uncovered medieval monastery ruins in Derome, thanks to a history enthusiast's research of old maps ...

Pope John XXIII died the following year, but the council continued under his successor, Paul VI, until 1965 During the Middle Ages (also known as the Medieval period) public torture and execution was ...

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Lammas comes from the Anglo-Saxon word meaning ‘loaf-mass ... Samhain is a harvest festival and stretches back to Dark Ages Ireland and possibly into prehistory. It is celebrated from the night of ...