The stories of queens, medieval beasts, architects, and ordinary Winchester residents will come to life this September as the box office opens for Winchester Heritage Open Days. The annual celebration ...

Evidence from archaeological sites in the medieval English city of Winchester shows that English red squirrels once served as an important host for Mycobacterium leprae strains that caused leprosy in ...

Glide over Winchester Cathedral in Winchester, England, one of the largest and most magnificent Gothic cathedrals in Northern ...

Medieval residents of Winchester, England, probably got their leprosy from red squirrels in the area, according to a team of archaeologists and geneticists that studied remains from two archaeological ...

William the Conqueror was a busy guy in 1066 after successfully invading and taking control of England. After being crowned king in London at Westminster Abbey, William immediately took control of the ...

WINCHESTER, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 10: Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis poses for a photograph at the bronze sculpture of the influential Jewish financier Licoricia of Winchester and her son, Asher, after it is ...

Genetic analysis of Winchester samples shows similar strains of disease and supports theory that fur trade played role in spread Leprosy passed between humans and red squirrels in medieval England, ...

Leprosy may have spread between red squirrels and humans between 10th and 11th century in England, research suggests. Evidence gathered from two archaeological sites in the medieval city of Winchester ...