A new encyclopedia covering a millennium of women’s writing from across the globe challenges assumptions that medieval literature was dominated by men and could transform how we understand the past, ...

The romance genre owes a major debt to the Middle Ages. That's where we get the word, the genre, and most of its tropes.

This spectacular work of medieval art imagines Christ's side as a vulva—and is now on view at the Met Cloisters, ...

There is a new trend of young women flocking to see knightly performers at Medieval Times events, and multiple psychologists offered their explanations why.

The delicate gold ring was made sometime in the Middle Ages and may have belonged to a high-status woman.

Marriage in the Middle Ages was less about romance and more about survival, status, and family alliances. Many unions were ...

An internationally renowned author is set to mark International Women’s Day at Salisbury Cathedral. Professor Janina Ramirez, an expert in medieval art and symbolism, will visit on Sunday, March 8.

From medieval beginnings, the samurai have inspired art, fiction and films, from Shōgun to Star Wars. But their true story is ...

A Chinese king’s infatuation with a woman was seen as the reason that a golden age collapsed. Evidence suggests climate change and internal strife played bigger roles.

Israel has become the world’s moral battleground because it sits at the intersection of collapsed faith, unresolved ...

Shrove Tuesday, also known as Pancake Day, will be celebrated on Tuesday, 17 February this year. The exact date moves every year because, like Easter, it is based on a calendar calculation involving ...

The Cheshire-based author follows her Booker Prize-longlisted debut with a deeply affecting novel about a woman on a mission ...