In a world determined to sideline her, Empress Matilda tested the medieval world's understanding of who could rule.

King Stephen captured at the Battle of Lincoln (1922 illustration by Alfred Pearse). Credit: Public domain / Wikimedia Commons It was a large-scale tragedy, as three hundred other passengers drowned ...

A historic castle recently hit the real estate market in the United Kingdom — but it's not your typical freehold sale. Bellister Castle, a Grade I-listed property in Haltwhistle, Northumberland, was ...