Explore the history of medieval desserts and discover how people in the Middle Ages enjoyed sweet foods, flavors, and treats ...

Alongside the usual canines and felines, the kinds of animals widely kept as pets in medieval times often strayed into far more bizarre territory than we might expect. In particular, the kinds of ...

Great books like Pilgrim and The Once and Future King are among the best at blending the harsh reality of medieval life with the mysticism of fantasy.

A few of these items would never be allowed in schools today.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A 15th century illustration of people suffering from a plague of boils. Medical treatments from that era, such as bloodletting, ...

Explore the vibrant world of medieval sports, where competition and chaos ruled. Discover how events like games of ball and ...

Picture a scene of medieval times in your mind, and chances are you might picture a knight on horseback in a full suit of shining armor, a grand king or queen sat on their throne, or a motleyed jester ...

One of the prevailing stereotypes of the Middle Ages is that they were really, really dirty. According to many movies and TV shows (and even some histories), medieval people wallowed in constant filth ...

A new study led by the University of Turku provides new insights into the population history of Finland during the Late Iron Age and the Middle Ages. The researchers analyzed the genomes of people who ...

Archaeologists excavating the medieval city of Kesken-Kuyuk in Kazakhstan have uncovered new structures, altar sites and ...

In the 1960s and 1970s, amid social revolutions, countercultural movements and technological advances, there was a peculiar cultural phenomenon starting to take root: a revival of medieval aesthetics.

The archaeologists were overjoyed when the grave and thus the church were finally confirmed on the second-to-last day of the excavation. In the middle is Christian Edelfelt Koch Madsen. Photo: Ellen ...