The first garage gunsmiths date back to the late Middle Ages. By Bruce Holsinger. May 07, 2015 6:56 PM. Going medieval on your butt: A man tests a 3-D-printed FN SCAR 17S in California in May 2014.

Medieval Europe: A Journey Through the Late Middle Ages. Posted: March 9, 2025 | Last updated: April 23, 2025. This film explores European life from 1200 to 1500, highlighting the significance of ...

The skeleton, referred to as individual 2399, belonged to a man of about 30 years of age who lived in the late Middle Ages (1300–1536 CE). At some point in his twenties, his left femur ...

During the late Middle Ages, the elite’s interest in virginity increased. An aristocrat who wanted to be certain of the paternity of his eldest son chose to marry a maiden.

Not just a King's ransom: war was a money-spinner for the rank-and-file soldier in the Late Middle Ages. A historian has found that the practice of ransom was widespread among all soldiers during ...

Castles served to enforce law and order during the Middle Ages and the early modern era. Often, they had facilities to hold people captive. The Questenburg near Sangerhausen (Mansfeld-Südharz ...

But even in the late Middle Ages, when life expectancy was considerably lower, youth was a flexible category that could expand well into the late 20s and even 30s.

In the late Middle Ages, this included works by Aristotle, the Bible, law codes and medical tracts. Here’s a link to a manuscript at Balliol College that was used as collateral.