What was it really like to live off the land in the Middle Ages? In this video, we uncover the daily struggles of a medieval farmer – from dawn-to-dusk labor and unpredictable weather to taxes, famine ...

A 600-year-old brass seal found in a farmer’s field features an image of St. Catherine of Alexandria. The depiction is chock full of symbolism, and includes items that show she was martyred.

♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ -The Middle Ages spanned 1,000 years, from about 500 to 1500. The first half was a time of relative poverty and economic stagnation. Then around the year 1000, Europe rebounded.

As America's farming population ages, a new program looks to cultivate its next generation 03:29. Cream Ridge, New Jersey — On an acre of land in Cream Ridge, New Jersey, Christina Couch is a ...

The Middle Ages Were Cleaner Than We Think An era that valued spiritual and physical purity knew the importance of bathhouses, soap and even deodorant An illustration of a couple taking baths in ...

The Middle Ages, like all historical epochs – like our own – was a time of light and shadow. A time, in short, which, if we approach it without prejudice, still has many lessons to offer us.

They even made it as far as North Africa, the Middle East and North America. The piece of a Viking Age silver bracelet was found in a farmer's field in Innlandet County, Norway, on October 28.

Installation view of The Fantasy of the Middle Ages at the Getty Center. Pictured: “Dragon in Bestiary” (c. 1270), “Sinbad the Sailor” In One Thousand and One Nights (Egypt, 1700s), and ...

The Middle Ages. Episode 103 | 58m 39s Video has Closed Captions | CC. Europe spent 1000 years in its Middle Ages after Rome fell and rebounded Around A.D. 1000. Aired 10/01/2022 | Expires 10/01 ...

A recent find in a Polish farmer’s field—a 600-year-old brass seal depicting St. Catherine—helps highlight that storied ... as parish seals from the Middle Ages are rarely preserved.