This article is brought to you by our exclusive subscriber partnership with our sister title USA Today, and has been written by our American colleagues. It does not necessarily reflect the view of The ...

A rare medieval scroll dating back more than 500 years has been discovered in York. The scroll, known as an Arma Christi, features the prayer poem O Vernicle and had sat in an assuming box in the ...

For Christians, Easter marks the holiest time of the year. Did you know with a Digital subscription to Yorkshire Post, you can get access to all of our premium content, as well as benefiting from ...

Medieval English Birth Scroll. MS.632 (c. 1500), Wellcome Collection. The girdle contains prayers and invocations for safe delivery in childbirth. Biomolecular evidence supports its active use.