Medieval knights are one of those things where the fiction outweighs the facts. Knights served as a part of the […] ...

A new exhibition at The Met Cloisters makes the case that gender and sexual fluidity were an essential part of Medieval religious art.

Explore Feldkirch's cobbled lanes, 800‑year‑old castle, and alpine setting on the quiet western edge of Austria.

As records state that the Middle Ages were a remarkable period in Europe’s history, it was actually during this period that the idea of a culturally distinct Europe began to take shape. While the ...

Art and Nature in the Middle Ages On View December 4, 2016 à March 19, 2017 at the Dallas Museum of Art Aquamanile (water jug) in the shape of a unicorn Workshop of the Flammschweiflšwen, Nuremberg, ...

The before-meal wash was an important ritual for peasants and nobility alike—especially since people often ate with their hands. An important social ritual in the Middle Ages, handwashing was also ...

In collaboration with Dr. Jackson Crawford, this original research project explores the early medieval origins of firearms in Europe through newly examined Icelandic manuscripts. Evidence from the ...