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When you picture medieval warfare, you might think of epic battles and famous monarchs. But what about the everyday soldiers ...

Underwater archaeologists from Nicolaus Copernicus University have recovered four exceptionally well-preserved medieval spears from Lake Lednica in western Poland, including one ornately decorated ...

The historians who want to know how our ancestors experienced love, anger, fear, and sorrow ...

Volcanic eruptions could have fueled the spread of the Black Death plague across medieval Europe, according to a new study ...

Who was the very worst of all the Medieval monarchs? No spoilers but we've got monarchs driven psychopathic by love, terrible sadists, and egos that straddled a continent. They were the worst of the ...

On April 8, Jewish families and their friends celebrated the first night of the week of Passover, with the most convivial gathering of the year: the Seder meal. The Seder celebrates the memory of ...

Archaeology reveals that a millennium ago, North America was home to thriving urban centres as large and sophisticated as ...

This post is in partnership with History Today. The article below was originally published at History Today. We have a tendency to associate youth culture with modernity, but medieval people were as ...

The centuries-old dessert evolved from medieval porridge to a festive Christmas staple, with modern cooks keeping the ...

Top Medieval Historian Reviews Famous Movie Scenes Dr Eleanor Janega, who holds a doctorate in medieval history and lectures ...