In the Middle Ages, even married couples faced strict religious rules. This video explores what was considered sinful, even ...

Pity the Middle Ages, so often derided as the dreary placeholder between the classical and modern eras. Or, worse, it’s a catchall for all things retrograde. Want to insult some people? Tell them that ...

Among the most popular books of the time, bestiaries were filled with real and mythical animals and their lore, the ...

Universidad CEU San Pablo provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation ES. “People have the right to live as they wish, we are no longer in the Middle Ages.” This statement, made ...

The Middle Ages, also known as medieval times, are a period of history that spans roughly a millennium. Specifically, the 6th-16th Centuries CE, give or take a century depending on the source. This ...

THE Rev. A. G. L’Estrange, in his History of Humor, remarks that in his investigations he encounters a formidable Demon of the Threshold. Any one who has studied the subject and attempted to unravel ...

The question of why, at the turn of the 20th century, modern art flourished in Europe has long been one of art history’s most intriguing. Was it exposure to non-Western influences? The advent of the ...

Last week, an early medieval burial site—since characterized as one of the most significant ever excavated in the UK—was discovered. Buried alongside its inhabitant from the Middle Ages was an ...

Turns out, the Dark Ages weren’t so dim when it came to wellness. Researchers have unearthed a trove of medical remedies dating back over a thousand years, revealing that early medieval Europeans were ...

Though films and TV series about the Middle Ages do not always attract the same level of love and critical praise as those set in other periods of history, there are still a number of notable films ...