a Flemish mercenary, the first Earl of Holderness. who became favoured by marrying a relative of William the Conqueror. Historians have concluded the fortification became a key military and ...

When it comes to painting, nobody in Europe did it quite like the Flemish, inhabitants of modern ... seemingly ripped from the pages of a fanciful medieval world map. Not satisfied to stop at ...

Armor varies between historical and fantasy settings in video games. Various medieval armor sets, like Warhorse in Kingdom Come: Deliverance and Ursine in The Witcher 3, offer unique protection ...

Another iconic structure in Mechelen is the Grand Beguinage, a medieval Flemish mini-town initially established as a sanctuary for lay religious women. Now a Unesco world heritage site ...

Presumptive Chancellor Friedrich Merz has decided that now is the moment for Germany to invest in its military, on levels not seen since the Cold War. Germany has just passed a major reform to its ...

This year marks the 500th anniversary of the German Peasants’ War, the largest European uprising before the French Revolution ...