In the medieval feudal system, the nobility were generally those who held a fief, often land or office under vassalage in exchange for military allegiance to their sovereign. Living alongside serfs, ...

The intact remains of eight medieval nobles have been discovered during restoration works at a monastery in northeastern Spain. A team of researchers made the "exceptional discovery" at the Gothic ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Journal Information The annual journal of the Indian History Congress, entitled The Proceedings of the Indian History Congress carries research papers ...

As its subtitle suggests, this lucid scholarly work by Hofstra University history professor Doubleday takes the 300-year odyssey of the powerful Lara family as a case study in the changing ...

This is what the researcher in charge of the study, Lech Marek, acknowledged, who said that the find is "unique in the context of a medieval settlement". This piece was found in the remains of a ...

Candace Fleming's "The Family Romanov: Murder, Rebellion & the Fall of Imperial Russia" (Schwartz & Wade 2014) centers on the imperial family, telling the complex Russian history through the eyes of ...

DURHAM -- The Durham Public Library will host a program offering children a hands-on experience in history of medieval heraldry and signs. Durham resident Pam Lucashu will host a class called "Signs ...