Contrary to the myth that kings routinely ruled over cowed subordinates by "divine right" in the Middle Ages, civil ...

Chess spread quickly through feudal Europe, far from its roots in sixth-century India. Here’s how the game of strategy kept ...

Yearning princesses locked away in castles, heroic knights, hawkish Vikings — fragments of medieval European stories have permeated nearly every aspect of contemporary culture, from Taylor Swift songs ...

In middle ages, when the face of medicine wasn’t quite what it is today, there were several beliefs as to what household ...

This question originally appeared on Quora. Answer by Tim O’Neill, medievalist: Contrary to what is found all over the Internet on the subject, the most common drink was water, for the obvious reason: ...

Medieval Europe surprisingly conducted animal trials, with pigs, rats, and even insects facing legal proceedings for alleged ...

Usually, when people hear the term “illuminated manuscript,” they think of enormous, leather-bound books, produced painstakingly by the hands of medieval European monks, and filled to the brim with ...

Medieval history holds surprises that most people never learn about. The era was governed by bizarre laws and unexpected traditions that shaped everything from fashion to justice. Popular ...

My book Cities of Strangers: Making Lives in Medieval Europe is about the ways newcomers were received and accepted in medieval cities: how strangers became neighbours, and how calamity made them ...

Jewish Daily Life in Medieval Northern Europe, 1080–1350: A Sourcebook takes the reader through a fascinating journey in time, a unique excursion into the vibrant Jewish communities that were once an ...

Kings and Generals animated historical documentary series on the history of medieval period, Christianity and Roman Empire continues with a video on the rise and fall of Medieval mercenaries in the ...