Medieval life was fragile in ways that feel absurd by modern standards. People routinely died from minor injuries, infections, animals, household accidents, and everyday routines. This episode ...

Games are often played as an escape, and what could be more different from the technology and screens of the modern world than the tranquility of rural medieval life? While some medieval games focus ...

A free Medieval Dynasty update is joined by elegant cosmetics in new DLC and a Steam sale for the crafting, building, and ...

Medieval Europe was the perfect breeding ground for disease — overcrowded towns, open sewers, contaminated water, and no understanding of bacteria. People lived among filth, rats, and rotting waste, ...

(CNN) — So you want to live like you’re from the Middle Ages? Well, maybe that’s not a common aspiration, but nevertheless, it’s a subject that’s become Olivia M. Swarthout’s expertise. Swarthout is ...

What type of images come to mind when you think of medieval art? Knights and ladies? Biblical scenes? Cathedrals? It’s probably not some unfortunate man in the throes of vomiting. It might surprise ...

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Archaeologists discover an 800-year-old silver-tipped stylus in a German monastery, shedding light on medieval writing and ...

Shortly after Christmas last year, Gina Hurley and Eric Ensley visited the Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library’s facility on Winchester Avenue where one of the world’s great collections of ...

After five years and a $37 million restoration, Norwich Castle—one of England’s most iconic Norman fortresses—is reopening its doors with a meticulous recreation of its 12th-century grandeur. From ...