Rick Steves loves traveling to Italy, and a favorite city of his is where tourists can enjoy delicious food surrounded by ...

Europe's mighty Danube River flows through major cities like Vienna and Budapest, but consider strolling along its banks in ...

Unpredictable weather in late medieval Europe disrupted agricultural stability, forcing cities to rely on maritime grain ...

Was adultery common in the Middle Ages, or was it a rare and harshly punished sin? In this video, we explore the realities of ...

Previously unknown volcanic eruptions may have kicked off an unlikely series of events that brought the Black Death—the most ...

A surprising study has uncovered a link between a massive volcanic eruption in 1345 and the onset of the Black Death, Europe's deadliest pandemic. The discovery reveals how a catastrophic chain of ...

Understanding the complex network of preceding events and their consequences is the only way to get a clearer picture of the ...

Clues contained in tree rings have identified mid-14th-century volcanic activity as the first domino to fall in a sequence ...

Climate data and historical accounts suggest that crop failures in the 1340s prompted Italian officials to import grain from ...

ZDF Studios and Impossible Factual, who have already partnered on several documentaries, are teaming up again on two programs ...

Near the square is St. Michael’s Bridge, which provides Ghent’s best 360-degree panorama. The waterway underfoot — now plied ...

Archaeologists in Croatia have uncovered 56 rare silver coins from the First Crusade era, making it an important medieval ...