Friday 13th is widely considered to be the most unlucky day of the year, but many are still in the dark about the origins of ...

Friday 13th is considered to be the unluckiest day on the calendar - but many people have no idea how it became such a dreaded date and about the 'cursed' events that have happened in the past on this ...

It is Friday the 13th, a day considered by some to be the unluckiest day of the year. Its arrival surely brings with it an ...

What is it about Fridays and the number 13 that sends people into a superstitious tizzy? To find out, you need to go back a few thousands years or so.

In fact, it was a time when thousands of Knights Templars were tortured as heretics by King Philip IV of France. Now for the real kicker. That epic one-day torture transpired on Friday, Oct. 13, 1307.

Towering above a wooded valley, this dramatic village clings to the rock like something out of a storybook. It’s called ...

Another theory suggests 13's wretched origins relate to Friday 13 October 1307: the day King Philip IV of France ordered the arrest of the Knights Templar.

Friday the 13th brings along a slew of myths and superstitions. Some people sidestep ladders and dodge black cats. Others are left wondering what all the fuss is about. Sign up for our Newsletters ...

In the first of two extracts from her new book, Revolution in Carcassonne, Elaine Graham-Leigh explains how and why the city ...