The phrase "Middle Ages" shows off its European origins. Deriving from the Latin phrase medium aevum ("a middle age"), it was first brought into circulation by writers (primarily in Italy) during ...

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

What life in medieval Europe was really like. Did people bathe? ... Despite the era’s dark reputation, though, everything from scholarship to art and technology thrived during the Middle Ages.

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 ...

European bison, also known as wisent, died out in the wild in Western Europe in the Middle Ages. The animals currently in the trial herd consist of a four-year-old bull, ...

T he European Middle Ages seem to be having a moment. Although it’s true that, essentially since the time they ended, the period has been used to justify the shape of an author’s contemporary ...

Yet, the European Middle Ages — a period spanning more than 1,000 years — was much richer (and weirder) than even some of the best fiction or political spin. Comments. Newsletter Daily.

In this episode, we travel back to Europe's Early Middle Ages, its turmoil, its triumphs, and the fine art of more advanced civilizations on Europe's fringes. Thanks for joining us.