Castlecore is reigning supreme in 2025 — or so Pinterest tells us. The trend, featured in this year's "Pinterest Predicts" report, draws inspiration from medieval romance and gothic drama. Blending ...

Fantasy has remained a preoccupation in the video game sphere since its inception. And while there are many different signifiers of the aesthetic, it is the suit of armor that has become the most ...

Fashion has always been an arena where history and modernity collide. Recently, the world has witnessed a resurgence of medieval-inspired fashion, a trend that has found its way onto red carpets ...

LV’s medieval reverie was a masterclass in how to mine historical references without falling into costume territory, creating armour fit for today’s world. Nicolas Ghesquière conjured pure theatrical ...

A bride said ‘I do’ to her knight in shining armour with a Gothic wedding at Bothwell Castle recently. Nikki Young – a former St Bride’s Primary and St John Ogilvie High School pupil – opted for the ...

In the fashion world, trends are cyclical. Styles from decades past routinely pop back into the zeitgeist, as evidenced by the ever-present Y2K renaissance. However, in recent months, TikTok users hit ...

With the help of a treadmill, the team was able to assess how much energy someone wearing armour would have used (Footage: University of Leeds) Medieval suits of armour were so exhausting to wear that ...

It’s common to find, in the blank spaces of 13th- and 14th-century English texts, sketches and notes from medieval readers. And scattered through this marginalia is an oddly recurring scene: a brave ...

Medieval suits of armour were so exhausting to wear that they could have affected the outcomes of famous battles, a study suggests. Scientists monitored volunteers fitted with 15th Century replica ...