In the Middle Ages, a plague killed a third of Europe's population. Fleas carried the plague bacterium, Yersinia pestis, ...

Now well over 800 years old, the Codex Gigas is one of the most impressive artifacts from the Medieval period of Europe.

Archaeologists in Bulgaria discovered rare 5,000-year-old textile fragments in Magura Cave, offering new insight into Early ...

Some people in Ukraine weathered the harshest moments of the last ice age by creating shelters made partly of mammoth bones and tusks.

Experience the breathtaking beauty of Pirin National Park, where alpine meadows, crystal-clear rivers, and rugged mountain ...

Susan Boynton looks at this, along with bibliophilia, libraries, and the study of medieval liturgy in her new book.