A group of wall paintings in Stratford-upon-Avon's Guild Chapel should have been destroyed in 1563, but John Shakespeare had them covered in limewash instead, preserving them for centuries.

Medieval wall paintings considered the finest of their type surviving from late 13th-century France, with close style links to the court of Henry III, have been revealed in all their multi ...

Built on the site of a 7th century monastery and founded around 1200, St Cadoc's, external in Llancarfan, Vale of Glamorgan is, from the outside, just another beautiful small Welsh village church ...

New archaeological findings along a little-known medieval wall in eastern Mongolia reveal that frontier life was more complex than previously believed. Excavations show evidence of permanent ...

Within the stone walls of the medieval village of Santo Stefano di Sessanio, narrow lanes weave through stone arches, cobbled piazzas and overhanging buildings. The streets are mainly empty ...

In pictures: The story of Newcastle's Town Walls, and the parts of it that survive Our photographers have been out capturing the parts of Newcastle's medieval defensive wall that can still be seen ...

Egypt's antiquities ministry has denied allegations by a group of conservation activists that the restoration of part of Cairo's medieval walls is being done unprofessionally and damaging the ...

Welsh church uncovers stunning medieval wall paintings Close. ... St Cadoc's is now ready for the public to see the pictures for themselves.