The metal suits worn by knights during the Middle Ages were originally designed to protect against weapons such as swords. But could medieval armor also stop bullets?

The exact time period ... invented gunpowder, did not. Experts believe this was because the situation was different in China, where wealthy knights dominated the battlefield. 'Medieval Chinese ...

A charming and historic town under an hour's drive from Bristol has been crowned one of the UK's coolest places to live. The ...

In the medieval period, it developed into an important ... Despite enduring damage from a gunpowder explosion in 1644 during the English Civil War and a fire in 1881, the building is still very ...

Credit: Bigdaddy1204 / CC BY-SA 3.0 / Wikimedia Commons As the wealthy capital of the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire, Constantinople was a tempting target for many rulers during late antiquity and ...

Situated on the River Dart in Devon’s South Hams, Dartmouth is a thriving town, with its narrow streets, overhanging medieval houses and old quays ... the first in the country to have provision for ...

Automated systems splutter as raw materials are fed into the machines to begin the process of creating highly-explosive ...