I asked him what the name meant as locals gathered about and told me I was at a festival celebrating the end of jus primae noctis — the right of a feudal lord in medieval Europe to have sex with any ...

Petition to bring back trenchers at restaurants! Ever wondered if you could survive a day eating like a medieval peasant? Join Joelle Park as she dives into the culinary past, cooking up authentic ...

A list of the best medieval games on PC to experience life as a knight defending the realm, or as a filthy peasant just trying to get by.

Let’s be honest, daily life for a medieval serf in England, and many other European countries wasn’t much fun. The feudal system meant that peasants were bound by law to work for the nobility ...

The late-medieval Mystery Plays, seen as part of England’s cultural heritage, are alsoevidence of a rich vein of social and religious protest, argues John Westmoreland The late-medieval Mystery Plays, ...

Lidwina’s fascinating story from carefree teenager to Christian mystic is just one of the many featured in the must-see British Library exhibition, Medieval Women: In Their Own Words. At a time when ...

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Medieval French Women Had More Power Than Post-Revolution The Middle Ages were not all about tyrannical rulers and power struggles. Cooperation, compromise and women in power were also common, ...

These Rare Artifacts Tell Medieval Women’s Stories in Their Own Words A new exhibition at the British Library explores the public, private and spiritual lives of such figures as Joan of Arc ...

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Dr. Eleanor Janega investigates one of the least recorded aspects of medieval life - working women. But dig deep and you can find the evidence - proving the medieval period is a fascinating window ...