Grave goods buried with the dead, such as jewelry and weapons, could be relics of paganism that remained as Christianity rose ...

In the 7th century, England stood at a crossroads — torn between the old gods of its ancestors and the rising tide of Christianity. This film explores the story of the last great pagan ruler who dared ...

In contemporary literature, the Order of the Knights Templar was the focus of novels by Dan Brown (“The DaVinci Code”), Umberto Eco (“Foucault’s Pendulum”) and Ken Follett (“The Pillars of the Earth”) ...

Charles the Great, known as Charlemagne and the father of Europe, created an empire which would last for 1,000 years. To secure it he fought continuously, on multiple fronts, throughout his long reign ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Georgia Somary wants to turn people’s homes into “contemporary castles”, where historically inspired decor ...

Katherine Kelaidis is a research associate at the Institute for Orthodox Christian Studies in the United Kingdom and the author of Holy Russia? Holy War?: Why the Russian Church Is Backing Putin ...

Yakutiye Madrasa, Erzurum. Central muqarnas, Islamic ornamental three-dimensional architectural decoration, embellishing a church ceiling, 1310. Credit: Richard Piran McClary Coptic capital with ...

Ceramic vessels originating in the Islamic world once adorned the facades of churches and other Christian monuments, while Christian symbols such as the cross embellished columns, slabs, and other ...

The Shroud of Turin, a 4-meter (13-foot) long linen cloth said to bear the imprint of Christ's body, has divided opinions for centuries. A recent discovery sheds new light on its turbulent history, ...