Strange “hairy” covers of books in medieval Europe were made from seal skin obtained from Viking descendants, a new study has ...

The material on the covers of books from a French abbey was too hairy to have come from calves or other local mammals.

A scientific analysis of dozens of 12th- and 13th-century books found in European monasteries reveals they were bound in ...

Challenging word-based games are not a modern invention. In early medieval England there was a strong appetite for word ...

A brooch pin dating back to the eighth century has been discovered by archaeologists carrying out excavation work along the ...

Chris Wickham is one of the best-known Marxist historians of the Middle Ages. In his book The Donkey and the Boat, he offers ...

The European Qualifiers for the 2026 FIFA World Cup got under way on Friday 21 March as nations from around the continent began their quest to reach the finals in the United States, Mexico and Canada.

Check out the competition format and how the qualifiers will be decided. The European Qualifiers for the 2026 FIFA World Cup are scheduled to run from March 2025 until the play-offs in March 2026.

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This majestic Flemish city is dotted with renaissance palaces, medieval churches ... 1835 train station was the terminus of continental Europe’s first railway. It is currently is being rebuilt ...

Musk and Tesla have been the objects of protests in a number of European countries, especially in Germany, where Teslas have been set on fire, and the U.K. In early March, eight Teslas were burned ...

It turns out Europe’s favorite American import isn’t fast food or Netflix. It’s missiles, and Europe needs to start making its own. Today, Europe is in no position to do so. As is common in asymmetric ...