It’s a quaint tradition — with a very dark history. Centuries ago, the bubonic plague, otherwise known as the Black Death, swept through Europe, killing one-third of the continent’s population at the ...

The Silver Lake wine shop installs a walk-up window for easy access. We’ve got more in common with the Middle Ages than we’d like to admit these days, but at least we now get the perk of medieval wine ...

Some of Derbyshire's "rarest and finest preserved" medieval stained glass windows are to be restored to their former glory. The three windows, belonging to Dronfield Parish Church, have been removed ...

Back in the day – and by ‘the day’ we mean the 1630s, when Italy was in the grips of a plague – Italian wine merchants invented a nifty way of selling their wares without spreading disease. These ...

A number of restaurants in Florence, Italy has revived a tradition that dates back to the bubonic plague: wine windows. The measure has been implemented at various eateries, including Osteria Delle ...

When archaeologists working on a £900,000 conservation project at Binham Priory ncovered two medieval windows dating back to the 13th century, they knew the discovery would provide a rare glimpse into ...

From cross-eyed owls to apes offering cups of urine, the mysteries surrounding scores of stunning stained glass windows have been decoded as part of a £179,541 National Lottery Heritage Fund project.