Medieval life was tough - and often very weird. In this episode, we explore one of the strangest habits women practiced during the Middle Ages. Whether for fashion, health, or superstition, this ...

A skeleton found in London records a brutal killing about 1200 years ago, thought to be a rare example of a judicial ...

In 1998, excavations were conducted in advance of the construction of the Oude Vismarkt square in Aalst, Belgium. During ...

A strange dagger with testicle-shaped orbs unearthed at a medieval Swedish fortress likely offered additional force for its ...

Along with its otherworldly beaches, Emilee Tombs fell for the cobblestone streets and olde-worlde charm of Rye ...

Our fourth Medieval Conference takes place on Saturday, July 19, at the Friar's Tavern, Lorrha, E45 V651. Registration is at ...

Groundbreaking historian Laura Gathagan was recently recognized as the 2025 recipient of SUNY Cortland’s Rozanne M. Brooks ...

MOUNT ATHOS, Greece (AP) — The medieval monastery clings almost impossibly to sheer cliffs high above the shimmering ...

The campaigners say women took equal roles in worship in the early Church, before medieval reforms, and that, in Duignan's words, "the men who are going into the Sistine Chapel this afternoon know ...