In 2021, archaeologists searching the bank of the Thames in England stumbled upon a medieval building near a modern-day church. The site was excavated, revealing the remains of a monastery dating ...

Diana Darke's monumental book argues the world of construction in medieval Europe involved a significant Muslim contribution ...

A monastery in Bulwell could be knocked down and turned into a community garden space after plans were submitted for its demolition on the grounds it is no longer used.

Towns were often dirty and unhealthy places. This was certainly the case at the beginning of the medieval period, before town councils introduced more regulations. However, the Church set very ...

Private owner Christopher Foyle had been restoring the building prior to his death in 2022 An historic abbey built as a monastery more than 800 years ago has been listed on the market for £5.45m.

Throughout the medieval period, there were over 1,000 monasteries in England. They were built all over the country. During this period, there was no free health care provided by the government.

Archaeologists have started their next phase of works to excavate an 8th Century monastery. The team from the University of Reading first discovered the Anglo-Saxon site in Cookham, Berkshire, in ...