These facts prove how interesting, amusing, and even scary were medieval times.

What do wooden casks tell us about trade and everyday life between 1300 and 1800? Ph.D. candidate Jeroen Oosterbaan studied ...

New research shows that middle aged Americans are lonelier and more depressed and have worse health than any previous ...

The Middle Ages, usually dated from the 5th to the late 15th centuries, were a period of striking contrasts. Castles rose across Europe, knights pledged their loyalty to their owners, and entire ...

Life in the Middle Ages was a constant fight for survival, where war, disease, and starvation lurked around every corner.

Cats had a bad reputation in the middle ages. Their presumed links with paganism and witchcraft meant they were often treated with suspicion. But despite their association with the supernatural, ...

If you were a baker in the Middle Ages, you were guaranteed to have customers, but you also had to do right by them or suffer the brutal consequences.

It is hard not to shake one’s head when hearing feminist activists describe misogynistic speech and other attacks on women’s dignity as “medieval” — especially for those who have taken the trouble to ...