Medieval Ages
Medieval Graveyards Unearth London’s Violent Past
A new analysis of hundreds of ancient skulls shows how often violent trauma affected the poor and the rich
Three Things to Know About the Louvre's History
The home of the Mona Lisa has a history that's almost 1000 years long
Dig Uncovers Artifacts From One of "Europe's Lost People"
A archaeological excavation in Burghead Fort has uncovered a longhouse from the Picts, a late Iron Age and early Medieval powerhouse
Medieval Manuscripts Are a DNA Smorgasbord
Researchers are finding animal DNA in the parchment pages as well as genetic fingerprints from humans (like kissing priests)
The Dizzy History of Carousels Begins With Knights
Practice makes perfect–but nobody said it couldn't be fun
The Timelessness of Millennial-Bashing
Even in the 14th century, writers blamed younger generations for ruining everything
Cheers To This Spanish Town's Annual Wine Battle
The boozy event has its roots in a 13th century land dispute
These Beautiful Medieval Wafer Presses Are Where Waffles Come From
Leggo my flat, fancy Eggo
The Peculiar Story of Giraffes in 1400s China
During China's short-lived golden age of exploration, two giraffes came to the imperial court
Apple Pie Is Not All That American
Neither apples nor the pie originally came from America, but Americans have made this dish their own
Medieval Mothers Had to Marry and Murder to Get Their Way
The stories are below aren’t pulled from “Game of Thrones.” Promise
Fearing a Smallpox Epidemic, Civil War Troops Tried to Self-Vaccinate
People knew that inoculation could prevent you from catching smallpox. It was how Civil War soldiers did it that caused problems
Medieval Medical Books Could Hold the Recipe for New Antibiotics
A team of medievalists and scientists look back to history—including a 1,000-year-old eyesalve recipe—for clues
Facial Reconstruction of Medieval Man Sheds Light on England’s 'Ordinary Poor'
"Context 958" lived a harsh life and died destitute
Researchers Decipher Recipe Believed to Treat Medieval Mystic
The find came to light thanks to a multi-spectral analysis on the manuscript of Margery Kempe's autobiography
A Fanatical Monk Inspired 15th-Century Italians to Burn Their Clothes, Makeup and Art
He told Florentines the apocalypse was coming, and to save themselves through self-censorship
The Story of the Astrolabe, the Original Smartphone
Prosperous times likely paved the way for this multifunctional device, conceptual ancestor to the iPhone 7
Here’s What Happens in a "Comic Book" Drawn by Medieval Monks
<i>Psychomachia</i> pits vice against virtue in a battle for human souls
Remembering Joan of Arc, The Gender-Bending Woman Warrior Who Changed History
The Maid of Orleans and her holy voices were in many ways too different to live
You Can Hear Hagia Sophia’s Sublime Acoustics Without a Trip to Istanbul
Stanford scientists have digitally created the building’s unique sound, taking listeners back to the Middle Ages
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