Calling all codebreakers. The British Library has appealed to members of the public to help decipher an inscription found on an 800-year-old sword which has left experts stumped. The double-edged ...

"+NDXOXCHWDRGHDXORVI+" — Does that mean anything to you? The British Library has been trying to decipher the inscription on a 13th-century sword, and has come up with nothing. So now it's your turn to ...

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In Jonathan Cake, Empire has a gladiator who is as memorable for how handsomely he fits his tunic as for how well his performance fits the miniseries. The man wields a sword like he was born with one ...

What happened to deserters in the British Army? Did Chinese and Japanese troops ever engage in sword to sword combat? Why ...

(CNN) — The bedchamber sword of Tipu Sultan, an 18th-century king famous for the commanding role he played in wars in southern India, has sold for £14 million ($17.4 million) at auction in London. The ...

A young British girl swimming at a lake in the United Kingdom believed to hold the legendary King Arthur’s famous sword happened upon a shiny sword herself. Matilda Jones, 7, was swimming with family ...

History scholars in Britain are outraged by reports that the secretary of education lashed out at university “medievalists,” allegedly calling them “ornamental” and undeserving of government funds.

“+NDXOXCHWDRGHDXORVI+” — Does that mean anything to you? The British Library has been trying to decipher the inscription on a 13th-century sword, and has come up with nothing. So now it’s your turn to ...