Pluscarden Abbey has always intrigued me. Just 15 minutes from my home in Elgin, it is Britain’s only medieval monastery ...

Discover the story of Westminster Abbey’s Benedictine monastery, from the arrival of the first twelve monks in 960 AD to its dramatic dissolution under Henry VIII in 1540. On this 90-minute journey ...

The main Cuxa Cloister is more elaborate than its medieval archetype but follows the same four-square layout. Enclosed and hidden gardens have always appealed to me as spaces sheltered from the stormy ...

In 1348, King Edward III was caught in a terrible storm while sailing off the English coast. Certain he wouldn’t make it, he ...

Enclosed and hidden gardens have always appealed to me as spaces sheltered from the stormy world. But a bunker alone is not enough; a refuge must be uplifting and play to the senses. Where better to ...

The intact remains of eight medieval nobles have been discovered during restoration works at a monastery in northeastern Spain. A team of researchers made the "exceptional discovery" at the Gothic ...

A jaw-dropping medieval property is on the real estate market in England, offering a pastoral life to interested buyers – but there's a catch. The property, called St. John's Jerusalem, was originally ...