Wallace was the younger son of a Scottish knight and minor landowner. His name, Wallace or le Waleis, means the Welshman, and he was probably descended from Richard Wallace who had followed the ...

However, the continent’s ancient history, shaped by royal dynasties, also gave rise to some of the most notable castles in the world.   Like pages out of a storybook, some of the famous castles in ...

If a wife failed to produce male heirs, she risked repudiation—something not condemned by the Church. In 15th-century Flanders, the average age of marriage for women was between thirteen and sixteen, ...

The world's oldest Valentine is on display in the "Medieval Women: In Their Own Words" exhibition at the British Library in ...

A coin hoard dating to the 15th century has been discovered near a medieval synagogue in Israel. Why it was deposited there, however, is a mystery. Archaeologists have discovered a hoard of gold ...

With this information, scientists can map the topography of the land. To learn more about a 15th-century city known as Guiengola, a team led by Pedro Guillermo Ramón Celis, a post-doctoral fellow ...

Credit: Crown Office A haul of 15th century medieval coins has been discovered in the Scottish Borders. Keith Young and Lisa Stephenson unearthed the historical thirty gold and silver coins in the ...

While coin hoards with a mix of Scottish and English artefacts aren’t necessarily unusual, 15th century hauls are rarely uncovered in Scotland, Antony Lee from the TTU said. “It’s a ...

The reverse of a gold demy of James I, found in the Scottish Borders (COPFS/PA) The 15th century artefacts are a mixture of Scots and English coins, with English silver groats minted by King Henry ...

Councillors are backing plans to protect a former 15th Century inn by creating 14 homes at the historic site. The redevelopment of the Old Falcon Inn, St Neots, Cambridgeshire, aimed to "breathe ...

Two metal detectorists have unearthed a hoard of 15th Century coins in the Scottish Borders. Keith Young and Lisa Stephenson discovered 30 gold and silver coins in close proximity in the ...