The 60th International Congress on Medieval Studies—hosted by the Medieval Institute at Western Michigan University—takes place as a hybrid event Thursday, May 8th, through Saturday, May 10th, 2025.

Hosted by the Medieval Institute at Western Michigan University, the International Congress on Medieval Studies is an annual gathering of thousands of scholars interested in medieval studies. The ...

A skull was recently discovered at a medieval church – and an expert believes it may belong to a legendary European king. Emese Gábor, a facial reconstruction specialist and portrait sculptor ...

Construction workers excavating the site of a former fish market in Spain made a breathtaking discovery in the form of a medieval wooden ship. The Barcelona Institute of Culture (ICUB) reported ...

Forget Yorick. Alas, poor Matthias! A skull unearthed in a medieval Hungarian church two decades ago may belong to legendary King Matthias Corvinus, who ruled the country for more than 30 years ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — The man scheduled for execution this month in Tennessee has declined to choose an execution method, which is what stopped executions in 2022. Oscar Franklin Smith is ...

In summary, in the firing squad execution of Mr. Mahdi, the shooters missed the intended target area, and the evidence indicates that he was struck by only two bullets, not the prescribed three ...

Another theory is that it is merely a late-Medieval hoax. While the debates rage on, here are five things you probably did not know about this most mysterious of manuscripts. A 2020 study of the ...

The board voted 3-2 to deny Republican Governor Kevin Stitt the option to commute the sentence to life without parole, leaving Hanson, 61, to face execution on June 12 unless a federal judge ...

Menzies is facing execution for the 1986 kidnapping and murder of Maurine Hunsaker, who was taken from her job at a gas station. She was tied to a tree and her throat was slit. WATCH: Menzies ...

A murderer on death row has dementia so severe he does not understand why he is facing execution, his lawyers say. The attorneys want Ralph Leroy Menzies, 67, spared because of his ailing health ...

A death row inmate suffered an excruciating execution after making a critical last meal mistake. Wesley Ira Purkey, who had been on death row since 2004, was found guilty of raping and murdering ...