As winter storms slam certain parts of the U.K. and France, other parts of Europe have experienced heavy snow and icy conditions.

An oubliette was a deep stone pit used as a prison. Prisoners were lowered inside and rarely removed. Food and water were ...

The 20-centimeter glass phallus, dating from the 16th or 17th century, was discovered in a two-meter-deep latrine shaft connected to the living quarters of a noblewomen's religious house in Herford.

Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, can reasonably expect two things to happen as they get accustomed to their new day-to-day life at the notorious Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, ...

The Sanctuary Knocker on the north door of Durham Cathedral is one of the most recognisable surviving symbols of medieval sanctuary law in England. The object currently fixed to the door is a modern ...

The Sanctuary Knocker on the north door of Durham Cathedral is one of the most recognisable surviving symbols of medieval ...

When you read the New Testament, you often come across the name Herod There were different rulers called Herod who formed ...

To Western tourists sipping skinny lattes in the coffee shops around Riyadh’s Deera Square, the easy-going atmosphere might seem convincing evidence that the bad old days when Saudi Arabia was ...

John Howe, the famed illustrator who brought J. R. R. Tolkien’s universe to life, is now inviting the world into his mind’s eye by setting up his studio in a medieval prison-turned-museum in ...

Evidence at the plea and sentencing hearings in federal court in Sioux City showed that 29-year-old Brandon Mitchell of Mason City had two prior convictions for domestic violence in Cerro Gordo County ...

The Prison Service is currently examining the feasibility of this facility in the Hamat Gader area of the occupied Golan Heights, according to a Saturday report by Israel’s Channel 13. While some ...