The phrase throw down the gauntlet isn’t reserved for life-or-death challenges today. However, someone who did this in the 16th century wasn‘t playing around. To understand why knights were tossing ...

Malta may be tiny, but from its 16th-century Knights of St. John to its strategically vital importance in WWII, the Mediterranean island nation is making a hugely rich heritage easy to explore.

Travel back in time to the 16th century. Feast like kings and queens while watching brave knights joust for the fair lady at the Scarborough Renaissance Festival in Waxahachie.. The 2025 festival ...

A painting believed to be from the 16th century of St. George slaying the dragon was found during restoration of the Church of St. George Maggiore in Naples, ... a knight in his own right, ...