Christmas in the Middle Ages wasn’t all carols and cozy fires. From fasting and feasting to bitter winters and strict ...

To begin with, the Middle Ages are an era less alien than you might ... might own “between one hundred and two hundred wagons and tents,” the wagons pulled by as many as 22 oxen.

The High Middle Ages brought majestic castles ... The words on our ladies' tent read, "To my sole desire." Is she going in to meet the object of her desire, or just stepping out to embrace ...

Journey back to the Middle Ages with this breathtaking 4K exploration of Rothenburg ob der Tauber in Bavaria, Germany. Renowned for its authentic medieval architecture and atmosphere, Rothenburg ...

(Matt Cardy/Getty Images) Most Americans get their ideas about the Middle Ages from popular culture, like “Game of Thrones,” or from the inevitable rigmarole after a politician refers to “a ...

The European Middle Ages seem to be having a moment. Although it’s true that, essentially since the time they ended, the period has been used to justify the shape of an author’s contemporary ...

This week saw more than 2,500 scholars of the Middle Ages descend on the University of Leeds (England) for the 25th annual International Medieval Congress. There, over the course of 4 days and ...

But was it really “medieval,” as one local woman claimed? In one sense she was right: there was no 4G in the Middle Ages. But nor was there in Ancient Egypt or the Age of Enlightenment.

Once upon a time, popular culture used to embrace charming or comic fantasies about the Middle Ages. From Camelot to Monty Python, Disney castles to Medieval Times dinner theater, we dreamt of the ...

The unicorn and lion open the tent. Is she going in to meet the object of her desire or just stepping out to embrace the world? ♪♪ Toward the end of the Middle Ages, a new spirit was blossoming.