Historians were surprised when analyses revealed Catholic monks used pinniped hides for the protective outer layer on some ...

A trove of books written by medieval-era French monks were bound with bizarre “hairy” covers from far-away animals — shedding ...

The monks curated a vast manuscript and book collection at the Library of Clairvaux Abbey, a site in Champagne, France, founded in 1115. The group of 12th- and 13th-century works expanded to more than ...

Since the pandemic, it's become pretty standard practice to book a restaurant, pub or bar before going. But would you be prepared to book a spot at the beach? Tourists will soon have no choice ...

This week, a French court found far-right figurehead Marine Le Pen guilty of embezzling millions of euros of European Union funds and banned her from running for political office for five years ...

In medieval Europe, some handcrafted books were bound with skin from an unexpected source: seals.A new analysis of ancient DNA found in medieval books from European abbeys reveals that these seals ...

WASHINGTON – Elon Musk called for a "zero tariff situation" between the U.S. and Europe on Saturday amid stock market trepidation about President Donald Trump's massive new tariff regime.

When it comes to drinking, it seems that lifestyle habits in Europe have largely changed our relationship with alcohol for the better. "No level of alcohol consumption is safe for our health," the ...

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In “One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This,” Omar El Akkad criticizes the Western narratives that make suffering in Gaza an abstraction In her memoir, “The 10,” E.A. Hanks ...

Sue Roe's new book details how while on holiday with his wife, Picasso installed his mistress in a beach hut - then took up with another! But then came… After Amy Griffin narrowly lost a school ...