Back in the Middle Ages, people had a supernatural explanation for almost everything. In their minds, spirits lurked in every ...

The final chapter describes how the Middle Ages acquired an undeserved reputation as an age ... the book remains a rich resource for examples of intellectual life in medieval universities, and ...

Far from their dour reputation, the Middle Ages were a period of massive social change, burgeoning nationalism, international conflict, terrible natural disaster, climate change, rebellion ...

What was life like in medieval society? Most medieval people lived in villages, as there were few large towns in the Middle Ages. The majority of people were peasants. The Church's role in ...

NOVA: When we think of life inside a medieval castle ... Holmes: Well, by our standards, cleanliness in the Middle Ages was pretty poor. Clearly, a castle was slightly better maintained than ...

In seventh-century Emesa, Syria, a man walked through town tugging a dead dog on the end of a rope. He defecated in public, ...

Like many other films about the Middle Ages from the 21st century, it doesn’t shy away from the dirt, blood, and violence of this pivotal period in Scottish history.

Using the objects to address broad interdisciplinary questions concerning Islamic, Byzantine and European societies, it brings the Middle Ages back to life in a sophisticated and intelligent way.' ...

As far-fetched as it might seem, animals frequently went on trial during the Middle Ages. From farm animals and domestic pets ...

The castle in Ronneburg, Germany, has seen its share of destruction, construction and renovation since the 13th century.

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Aging expert Debra Whitman wondered how to age well. Her new book, “The Second Fifty: Answers to the 7 Big Questions of ...