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 ...

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 ...

Red squirrels spread a deadly disease to people in medieval England, reveals new research. Evidence from archaeological sites in Winchester, Hampshire, shows that the nut-loving rodents once ...

Birds of prey in medieval Winchester relied heavily on scavenging human waste, new research suggests. The study, published in the Journal of Archaeological Science, examined the chemical ...

Medieval castle in Winchester taken off at-risk register after £300,000 ... The medieval castle was built within the ramparts of an earlier hill fort which probably dates back to the ...

Sweeping between Ghent and Winchester, and cleverly layered with plot twists, The Herb Knot is a gripping exploration of medieval Winchester and heralds the arrival of an exciting new voice in ...

Winchester's pubs have been ranked as the best you can find in the UK's most well-preserved medieval destinations. This is according to the hospitality company Accor, which was looking to find the ...

Sweeping between Ghent and Winchester, and cleverly layered with plot twists, The Herb Knot is a gripping exploration of medieval Winchester and heralds the arrival of an exciting new voice in ...