Chet Van Duzer's "Sea Monsters on Medieval and Renaissance Maps" (British Library, 2013) charts the evolution of the mythical creatures that adorned atlases from the 10th century through the 17th ...

WASHINGTON — The iconic sea serpents, mermaids and other mythical creatures found on world maps from medieval and Renaissance times splash to life on the pages of a new book.

Medieval city on the sea is a repository of French history — and unexpected U.S. connections March 24, 2016 More than 9 years ago Aigues-Mortes, France, seen from the top of the Tour de Constance.

To the north of the United Kingdom, some 331 miles from London, Edinburgh is the hilly capital of Scotland, sitting on the shores of the Firth of Forth, which flows directly to the North Sea, and ...

Waves crash against destroyed sea defenses in the coastal village of Happisburgh on January 16, 2020 in Great Yarmouth, United Kingdom. Christopher Furlong/Getty Images ...

Join us for the annual Medieval Studies Faber Lecture with David Abulafia (University of Cambridge) on March 27 at 4:30 pm. Please RSVP on the Medieval Studies website linked below. The role of the ...

"Medieval Lords: Kingdom Under Siege is a city-builder game, and we wanted all the sets to be interesting to admire from both a long distance and in first-person view.