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 ...

In fact, gunpowder was first invented in China ... "Firearms were indeed present in the Medieval period from the 13th to 15th ...

March is a great time of year to explore Europe. With spring starting, there are plenty of activities and attractions to keep ...

When it comes to that “modern perspective”, two episodes in the series should be of special interest to Christians: those on Queen Mary I, and on the 1605 Gunpowder Plot ... fascination with the Tudor ...

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 ...