Giotto and Saint Francis Featured in Major Medieval Art Exhibition in Italy
Major medieval art exhibition in Italy will explore how Giotto, Saint Francis, and Umbrian painters helped transform religious art in the early fourteenth century.
Norway Invests Millions to Preserve Its Medieval Stave Churches
Norway has announced new funding to preserve its medieval stave churches, including maintenance projects, research grants, and a 3D scanning project at Borgund Stave Church.
Climate Extremes May Have Helped Bring Down China’s Tang Dynasty, Study Finds
An interdisciplinary study examining the final century of China’s Tang dynasty argues that repeated droughts and floods may have played a key role in weakening the empire and contributing to its eventual collapse in 907 CE.
New Project Explores the Craft of Writing in the Medieval Nordic World
A major Nordic research effort is taking a fresh look at the earliest written culture in medieval Finland—by studying not only what documents say, but what they are made of.
Viking-Age Woman Buried with Her Dog in Norway
A Viking-Age grave containing a woman buried with her dog has been identified as one of the most intriguing archaeological discoveries in Norway from 2025.
Joshua O’Driscoll Named Head of Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts at the Morgan
The Morgan Library & Museum has appointed Dr. Joshua O’Driscoll as Melvin R. Seiden Curator and Department Head of Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts.
Dreaming of Owning a Medieval Artefact? Here’s Your Chance
Medieval history lovers will find plenty to bid on in TimeLine Auctions’ next online sale. Run by the British-based auction house, the event begins on 3 March, with hundreds of historical objects due to go under the hammer.
British Museum: Bayeux Tapestry Tickets on Sale 1 July
The British Museum has announced that public tickets to see the Bayeux Tapestry will go on sale on 1 July 2026, ahead of what it expects to be one of the most popular events in the Museum’s history.
New Encyclopedia Highlights Medieval Women’s Writing Around the World
A major new reference work is aiming to reshape how medieval literature is taught and studied, by putting women’s writing—across Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia—at the centre of the story
Discovery links Medieval Mosque to Roman Temple
An Ancient Greek inscription newly discovered at the base of a column inside the Great Mosque of Homs in Syria is strengthening a long-running argument that the medieval mosque may stand on the remains of a much older sacred site: a Roman-era Temple of the Sun.
Medieval Cathedral in Wales receives £2 million for restoration work
Brecon Cathedral, located in eastern Wales, is set to begin a multi-year programme of repairs and visitor improvements after securing £2,041,756 from The National Lottery Heritage Fund.
Medieval Hideout Discovered Inside Prehistoric Monument in Germany
Archaeologists working in central Germany have uncovered a rare medieval underground passageway cut into a much older prehistoric enclosure.
Early Medieval Burial Ground Discovered in Scotland
Archaeologists working alongside a sewer upgrade project in the Scottish Highlands have uncovered a burial ground thought to date to the 6th century AD, along with two Iron Age roundhouses that may be up to 3,000 years old.
Why Lady Godiva’s Medieval Ride Still Matters Today
A new study is taking a closer look at how the story of Lady Godiva—an eleventh-century noblewoman best known for her legendary ride through Coventry—has continued to shape protest movements, artistic expression, and popular culture for centuries.
Did Alfred the Great send an embassy from England to India?
A new study is taking a fresh look at one of the most surprising lines in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle—the claim that, in the 880s, King Alfred the Great sent two men on a mission to India.
Hidden Runic Messages in Gotland’s Medieval Churches Preserved with 3D Technology
Researchers are using photogrammetry to digitally preserve runic inscriptions carved into the plaster walls of Gotland’s medieval churches before climate-related damage causes them to fade.
Medieval Diets Varied by Social Status in England, Study Finds
New isotope research reveals how social status shaped medieval diets in England, showing differences between friars, townspeople, rural residents, and hospital burials.
Previously Unknown Medieval Chronicle Discovered
A newly discovered chronicle from the early eighth century is giving medieval historians a rare new window onto the political shocks and religious debates that reshaped the eastern Mediterranean in the decades before and after the rise of Islam
British Museum raises £3.5 million to purchase Tudor Heart Pendant
The British Museum has secured the £3.5 million needed to acquire the Tudor Heart Pendant for its permanent collection, ensuring the rare 24-carat-gold jewel linked to King Henry VIII and his first wife Katherine of Aragon will remain on public display.
Michelangelo drawing sells for $27.2 million
A rare red-chalk drawing by Michelangelo has sold for US $27.2 million at Christie’s in New York, setting a new auction record for the Renaissance artist after around 45 minutes of intense bidding.
Symposium “Mappa Mundi: Mapping the Mediaeval World” to Take Place in Toronto
St. Michael’s College at the University of Toronto will host Mappa Mundi: Mapping the Mediaeval World, an in-person symposium exploring medieval cartography and how people in the Middle Ages visualized and interpreted their world. The event will take place Saturday, April 11, 2026.
“775 – Westphalia”: Exhibition Explores the Origins of Charlemagne’s Imperial Palace
A major exhibition in the German city of Paderborn is using rare manuscripts and archaeology to revisit a turning point in early medieval European history: the moment Charlemagne established a royal base in the region during his long, bitter wars against the Saxons.
Medieval manuscript lost in World War II returns to Poland
A medieval manuscript that vanished in the upheaval of the Second World War has surfaced on the shelves of an American university, and is now heading home to Poland.
Early Medieval Church in Rome Draws Attention After Fresco Restoration
A recent restoration at Rome’s early medieval church of San Lorenzo in Lucina has drawn attention after claims that an angel in a modern fresco resembles Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni.
