When people think of the European Middle Ages, it often brings to mind grinding poverty, superstition and darkness. But the ...

The medieval period often gets painted as a thousand years of darkness, filth, and ignorance. Popular culture loves to show us dirty peasants wallowing in mud, superstitious fools who thought the ...

Professor of English and Medieval Literature Dr. Dorsey Armstrong answers your questions about the Middle Ages from Twitter. Why is it called the "Middle" Ages? What activities did people do for fun?

In a time when homes were small, cold, and often overcrowded, the idea of sleeping in a wooden cupboard may not sound so unusual. From the medieval period to the early 20th century, “bed cupboards” or ...

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Born to jest, but stuck jousting with the daily grind of a soul-sucking 9-to-5 and the occasional existential crisis? Same. Luckily, history professor Medievalist Matt is here to ease your pain—with ...

The Middle Ages aren’t just about heroic knights and epic battles. If there’s one thing that never fails to boost our mood, it’s medieval art! It’s colorful, creative, quirky, and goofy, and it ...

Megan Cassidy-Welch receives funding from the Australian Research Council. Travellers have always faced health hazards when far from home. Medieval people were no exception. Pilgrims, crusaders and ...

At the Met Cloisters in Manhattan, paintings, statuettes and other objects demonstrate that human desire transcends time and cultures. The fictional tale of Phyllis and Aristotle, in which she gets ...

Laura holds a Master's in Experimental Neuroscience and a Bachelor's in Biology from Imperial College London. Her areas of expertise include health, medicine, psychology, and neuroscience. Laura holds ...

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 in ...