This is a Short History Of The European Middle Ages, Part 2 of 2. A Noiser podcast production. Hosted by John Hopkins. With thanks to Martyn Whittock, author of many books on the medieval period, ...

But even in the late Middle Ages, when life expectancy was considerably lower, youth was a flexible category that could expand well into the late 20s and even 30s. So what were the defining ...

Throughout the Middle Ages, a handful of figures emerged whose identities and actions remain shrouded in uncertainty. Among them is a man whose story continues to intrigue historians centuries later.

When they weren’t ruling kingdoms or fighting wars, what did medieval royalty actually do for fun? In this video, we explore 6 fascinating examples of how kings, queens, and nobles entertained ...

The idea that medieval people routinely emptied chamber pots straight into the street as their primary method of waste ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Nothing calls to mind nonsensical treatments and bizarre religious healing rituals as easily as the notion of Dark Age medicine.

One thinks of the Middle Ages as a time when peasants rarely moved more than a few miles from their huts or monks from their monasteries—when people generally, other than perhaps the well-to-do, were ...

Would you love to launch your own Middle Ages band but can’t find a lutist let alone a good hurdy gurdy player? First off, congratulations on knowing what a hurdy gurdy is (man). But second and more ...