An oubliette was a deep stone pit used as a prison. Prisoners were lowered inside and rarely removed. Food and water were ...

Pregnancy in the Middle Ages was extremely dangerous. There were no sterile conditions or modern medical knowledge.

Yet, from the age of 21, he began fathering a child every two years – and kept at it well into his dotage. When he died at ...

Just like birthstones, your birth month also has a flower! Read on to find out what it is—and its secret meaning.

On a special episode of the Daily Mail's Queens, Kings and Dastardly Things podcast, historian Alice Loxton joins Kate ...

At the time of his passing, 80 of William's descendants remained living in Tregaian parish. Moreover, some appeared ...

William Ap Howel was a man who relished life's basic joys, finding satisfaction in angling and looking after his vegetable ...

Parish records reveal that William Ap Howel lived to the remarkable age of 105, with his faculties and memory remaining sharp ...

From the age of 21, William embarked on a pattern of fathering a child every two years, a trend he maintained well into his ...

Best classical music for meditation: from Hildegard von Bingen to John Cage, we recommend six pieces that will aid serenity ...

There's something about the repetitive nature of tilling and planting a field. Witnessing the slow payoff of your crops growing makes you feel in tune with nature, even if you are still sitting in ...

Jason Price, an amateur metal detectorist, claimed he had unearthed the horse figurine in a field near Leasingham, ...