Straddling the Rhine River and offering a glorious blend of Swiss, German and French culture, this city satisfies history ...

Previously unknown volcanic eruptions may have kicked off an unlikely series of events that brought the Black Death -- the ...

Germany’s president laid a wreath Friday at Coventry Cathedral in central England, symbolically atoning for the atrocities of ...

New research suggests a volcanic eruption around 1345 cooled the climate, leading to crop failures. On the ships that carried ...

Climate data and historical accounts suggest that crop failures in the 1340s prompted Italian officials to import grain from ...

Clues contained in tree rings have identified mid-14th-century volcanic activity as the first domino to fall in a sequence ...

A volcanic eruption may have triggered a deadly chain of events that brought the Black Plague to Europe in the 14th century.

Clues contained in tree rings have identified mid-14th-century volcanic activity as the first domino to fall in a sequence ...

14th Century Europe. Bloody conflicts sweep the lands, and the Black Death comes for the survivors. In the wake of the disasters claiming thousands of lives, the decimated human population struggles ...

More than 1,500 silver coins from the early 1300s were discovered under a pipe trench in the village of Glottertal near Freiburg in 2024. The treasure hoard now sits under museum lights so visitors ...

Follow scientists as they track down the earliest known bubonic plague victims in hopes of preventing future outbreaks, while historians and scholars explore the societal impact of the plague on ...

In the 14th century, European hygiene during the Black Plague was far from ideal. Bathing was infrequent, and people resorted to remedies like vinegar and even urine to combat the disease due to a ...