Tag: medieval
This character from a medieval tale would have really existed, bones tell more about his story
Bones found in the well of a castle have been analyzed and correspond to those of a character from a Nordic saga. “The Man from the Well”, whose real name…
“It was like going back to medieval times” – L’Express
THE New York Times mentions a “resurrected” cathedral. More precisely, the architecture critic of the famous American daily, Michael Kimmelman, evokes a “kind of miracle”. An audience of heads of…
A medieval treasure is hidden in the walls of Reims Cathedral, too many tourists miss it
Archaeologists have revealed a treasure of history buried in Reims Cathedral. Reims Cathedral is one of the French’s favorite monuments. The impressive 81 meter high building, a masterpiece of Gothic…
Montrésor, charming medieval city of Indre-et-Loire
Navigate by keyboard Previous Following Built on the banks of the Indrois, the river which crosses the village, Montresor is renowned for being one of the most beautiful villages in…
He is filming a 38-year-old game and borrowed the set from a medieval series
From Ouija to Battleship (aka sinking ships), a number of games have already been made into films. A film version of Monopoly is even being planned. But the Netflix film,…
Saint-Cirq-Lapopie, masterpiece of the medieval era perched on a cliff
Navigate by keyboard Previous Following Saint-Cirq-Lapopie is a very small village nestled on the heights of the Lot department. This former stronghold, which later became an artisan village, is today…
Provins, medieval city
Navigate by keyboard Previous Following There medieval fortified town of Provins rises on its rocky spur in the heart of the former region of the powerful counts of Champagne. If…
New festival around the medieval Hamtoren in Vleuten
IJsselstein – A floating diva with an enormous ball gown of umbrellas singing famous arias, an acrobat dancing against the walls of a medieval tower and above all lots of…
After 671 years on Netflix: The medieval story The Decameron was so messed up that it was banned and censored for centuries
In 1353, a group of wealthy Florentines flee the plague to a country villa and tell each other sex stories. This is roughly how some would describe the plot of…
A medieval and deadly epidemic is spreading everywhere, including in France, the WHO issues an alert
WHO warns of a deadly disease spreading around the world. This is not the first time that this epidemic has spread; it had already caused terrible damage in the Middle…