A rchaeologists in the Dutch city of Alkmaar uncovered a 15th-century floor made partially of animal bones during renovation work on a historic building. The discovery, which surprised experts ...

A CLOAK, more than 500 years old, which was stored for years at Pleasington Hall, was sold to the Victoria and Albert Museum for £33,000 in 1955.

They note that the tiles seem to have come into use as early as the 12th century to make regularly repeating, or periodic, patterns. But by the 15th century, artisans, perhaps driven to ...