Through this simple improvement, effected in the 1920s or 1930s, the highway authority managed to turn cart tracks of medieval origin into modern motor roads fit for 60mph.

Of medieval origin, it was rebuilt from 1510.

Despite its medieval origin, there are only a few medieval buildings, many being destroyed by frequent fires throughout the city's history.

The involved procedures, titles and traditions still strongly reflect the medieval origin of the system.

The shape of some of the existing fields suggest they are of medieval origin.

The choice of a shell as the symbol of life membership combines insights from modern gerontology with the symbolism of medieval pilgrim badges.

They look upon his toaster oven like medieval pilgrims contemplating a fragment of the true cross, but when they speak they do not sound particularly awestruck.

Early finds included coins, a typewriter and a bus sign, as well as pewter badges from medieval pilgrims, marbles, tobacco pipes and wig curlers.

Cannonballs from the siege of 1544 lie alongside offerings from the site's many medieval pilgrims.

Immediately, a fountain of holy blood gushed from the site; the relic attracted many medieval pilgrims, enhancing the reputation of the city.

Here, the delightful patterned surfaces of a medieval tapestry meet a sense of observation that can move you ever more deeply.

There are 203 of the best medieval tapestries in the world.

The windows are decorated with fabric-like paintings, possibly based on medieval tapestries.

From these first motets arose a medieval tradition of secular motets.

The contemporary character of the event recalls the medieval tradition of fun and trade.

The organ stands in the integrated altarpiece above a clock face in the medieval tradition.

Such theories are modern, proposed from the 1960s onward, and they remain speculative, as no continuity between the supposed ancient predecessors and the late medieval tradition can be shown.

Many of the medieval traditions have carried into the modern era, and universities retain certain historical privileges.

Used in medieval warfare, what was a misericorde?

This was an important element of medieval warfare with its promise of a fortune to be made in ransom money.

No clear line can be drawn between ancient and medieval warfare.

The bow brought about a revolution in ancient warfare just like gunpowder for medieval warfare.

Both ancient and medieval warfare did not always rely on the line or phalanx formation.