There has long been a great fascination with the Medieval period of history. Thousands of stories, whether historical or fantastical, are set or based during this era. It is an era that has been ...

Before the first printing press was invented in the 15th century, books had to be made by hand. It was the monks who were usually put to work making parchment and ink, writing out text, and ...

Today Muhyi al-Din Ibn Arabi is considered to be one of the most influential philosophers in the Islamic Sufi tradition. Almost eight centuries after his death, his ideas continue to influence ...

In the final episode of Political Poems, Mark and Seamus discuss ‘Little Gidding’, the fourth poem of T.S. Eliot’s Four Quartets. Emerging out of Eliot’s experiences of the Blitz, ‘Little Gidding’ ...

It was the destination of a pilgrimage dedicated to the Virgin Mary, among the most popular in all medieval Western Christianity. Because of the unity of its architecture and decoration, the result of ...