"Given that the monument is now 4,000 years older than most people thought, we now need to consider the monument within the ...

The British flag was adopted on Jan. 1 ... The colors on the German flag are reminiscent of the medieval banner of the Holy Roman Empire. The banner had a two-headed black eagle with red claws ...

A discovery of etched symbols and writing at a British Manor House has experts examining their possible meaning.

Flags signaled other units in battle, but were also a tangible manifestation of the beliefs and spirit of a group of people. As such, flags were protected to the point of injury or death. Men in ...

When researchers at the British Museum first subjected the ... the Latin translation of Eriksson ("erissonius") as a red flag. A medieval scribe would likely have used the separate word "filius ...

A new exhibition at the British Library explores the public, private and spiritual lives of such figures as Joan of Arc, Christine de Pizan and Hildegard of Bingen ...

Gilbert Baker created the original pride flag in 1978. Baker was urged by Harvey Milk to create a symbol for the LGBT community and he chose a flag, which he saw as the most powerful symbol of pride.

"Medieval Britain has played an enormous impact ... ruler of the Seven Kingdoms than by using the rules that govern the British monarchy? We've compiled a list of contenders for the coveted ...

Built in 1753 and opening its doors to the public four years later, the British Museum has seen the rise and fall of the ...

“GROWING IN THE mud, and yet so clean, the lotus is a symbol of purity,” writes the Sri Lankan historian Ananda K. Coomaraswamy in his 1913 book “The Arts and Crafts of India & Ceylon.” The lotus pool ...

He’s hanging out with Princess Gloria von Thurn und Taxis and donned a Savoy-blue wool cape to become a Constantinian knight.