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557 Rare Coins From The Middle Ages Dug Up By Amateur Metal Detectorists

The haul is estimated to be worth more than $195,000 and could be the biggest of its kind in the United Kingdom in the last decade.

By Natasha Ishak • Feb 2, 2025

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557 Rare Coins From The Middle Ages Dug Up By Amateur Metal Detectorists

The haul is estimated to be worth more than $195,000 and could be the biggest of its kind in the United Kingdom in the last decade.

By Natasha Ishak • February 2, 2025

Did Lady Godiva Really Ride A Horse Through Town Completely Naked To Lower Her People’s Taxes?

A medieval legend tells how Lady Godiva rode nude through Coventry, England on horseback, but she was a real 11th-century noblewoman who founded a Benedictine monastery.

By Amber Morgan • Jan 30, 2025

Did Lady Godiva Really Ride A Horse Through Town Completely Naked To Lower Her People’s Taxes?

A medieval legend tells how Lady Godiva rode nude through Coventry, England on horseback, but she was a real 11th-century noblewoman who founded a Benedictine monastery.

By Amber Morgan • January 30, 2025

Hidden Medieval Murals At France’s Angers Cathedral Have Been Photographed And Documented For The First Time Ever

First discovered in 1980, these stunning murals depicting the life and miracles of St. Maurille have now been made visible to the public for the first time in centuries.

By Austin Harvey • Jan 15, 2025

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Hidden Medieval Murals At France’s Angers Cathedral Have Been Photographed And Documented For The First Time Ever

First discovered in 1980, these stunning murals depicting the life and miracles of St. Maurille have now been made visible to the public for the first time in centuries.

By Austin Harvey • January 15, 2025

Is The Shroud Of Turin Really The Burial Garment Of Jesus Christ?

Stored in Turin, Italy since 1578, the Shroud of Turin seemingly bears the image of a crucified man — who some believe was Jesus of Nazareth.

By Kaleena Fraga • Jan 14, 2025

Is The Shroud Of Turin Really The Burial Garment Of Jesus Christ?

Stored in Turin, Italy since 1578, the Shroud of Turin seemingly bears the image of a crucified man — who some believe was Jesus of Nazareth.

By Kaleena Fraga • January 14, 2025

Massive 1,100-Year-Old ‘Beer Hall’ For The Viking Elite Discovered In Scotland

Researchers believe the drinking hall may have been used by the Norse chief Earl Sigurd — who was a powerful figure during the 12th Century — and his high-ranking officers.

By Natasha Ishak • Jan 14, 2025

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Massive 1,100-Year-Old ‘Beer Hall’ For The Viking Elite Discovered In Scotland

Researchers believe the drinking hall may have been used by the Norse chief Earl Sigurd — who was a powerful figure during the 12th Century — and his high-ranking officers.

By Natasha Ishak • January 14, 2025

Medieval Stone Discs Discovered In Ukraine May Be Viking Solar Compasses

The eight pyrophyllite discs found in Ukraine were crafted between the 12th and 13th centuries and may have been used by Viking navigators.

By Amber Morgan • Jan 10, 2025

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Medieval Stone Discs Discovered In Ukraine May Be Viking Solar Compasses

The eight pyrophyllite discs found in Ukraine were crafted between the 12th and 13th centuries and may have been used by Viking navigators.

By Amber Morgan • January 10, 2025

Archaeologists In England Unearth A Stunningly Preserved Medieval Sword Near Canterbury

While excavating an early medieval cemetery in Kent, researchers discovered a 1,500-year-old sword inside an Anglo-Saxon grave.

By Austin Harvey • Jan 6, 2025

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Archaeologists In England Unearth A Stunningly Preserved Medieval Sword Near Canterbury

While excavating an early medieval cemetery in Kent, researchers discovered a 1,500-year-old sword inside an Anglo-Saxon grave.

By Austin Harvey • January 6, 2025

Medieval Sword Pulled Out Of Danish Sewer With Its Blade Still Intact

"The best explanation we can come up with is that the owner of the sword was defeated in a battle."

By Marco Margaritoff • Dec 8, 2024

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Medieval Sword Pulled Out Of Danish Sewer With Its Blade Still Intact

"The best explanation we can come up with is that the owner of the sword was defeated in a battle."

By Marco Margaritoff • December 8, 2024

Museum Worker Stumbles Upon A 1,000-Year-Old Sword While Swimming In A Polish River

In 2022, an employee of Poland's Military Museum of Białystok went out for one of his regular swims in the Supraśl River — and came back with an intact sword from the Viking era.

By Kaleena Fraga • Dec 3, 2024

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Museum Worker Stumbles Upon A 1,000-Year-Old Sword While Swimming In A Polish River

In 2022, an employee of Poland's Military Museum of Białystok went out for one of his regular swims in the Supraśl River — and came back with an intact sword from the Viking era.

By Kaleena Fraga • December 3, 2024

How Being Hanged, Drawn, And Quartered Became The Most Brutal Punishment In History

The hanged, drawn, and quartered execution method was first devised in 13th-century England to punish men found guilty of high treason — and it was only abolished in 1870.

By All That's Interesting • Dec 1, 2024

How Being Hanged, Drawn, And Quartered Became The Most Brutal Punishment In History

The hanged, drawn, and quartered execution method was first devised in 13th-century England to punish men found guilty of high treason — and it was only abolished in 1870.

By All That's Interesting • December 1, 2024