In July, the southern German city of Ulm transforms its river into a dramatic stage where costumed jousters in boats vie for ...

Workers 75 and older are the fastest-growing age group in the workforce. AARP urges Congress to pass legislation to keep age discrimination at bay.

Medieval people would have interacted with the embroidered players, giving them voice and enabling them to join the ...

Nestled in the heart of a major US city is a neighborhood filled with Tudor-style homes, lush gardens, and a private tennis ...

Celebrating a birthday in the Middle Ages was very different from today. In this video, we explore how birthdays were observed - or often ignored - by different classes, the kinds of celebrations ...

Natural disasters shaped life in the Middle Ages in powerful ways. In this video, we look at how events like floods, famines, ...

The MET Cloisters will be opening a new exhibition later this autumn entitled Spectrum of Desire: Love, Sex, and Gender in the Middle Ages.