The knights of the Crusades were not a single group but rather a variety of orders with distinct purposes and codes. While ...

Medieval knights are one of those things where the fiction outweighs the facts. Knights served as a part of the aristocracy for most of Europe, far from popular films’ hallowed heroism or comedic ...

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Archeologists in Poland were served a cool treat at the site of a former ice cream shop – but not the edible kind. Researchers with the company ArcheoScan unearthed the complete skeletal remains of a ...

LAKE ORION, MI – Guests are invited to journey back in time this summer when Medieval times come to life in Oakland County. Sword fights, fire eaters, jesters, shops and a life-sized dragon are among ...

Looking for a “screen free,” historically accurate romp through history this fall? Well, that’s oddly specific. But, okay. A trip to Lancaster, Ohio, for Days of Knights on Oct. 8 and 9 can make it ...

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