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

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.

Nkrumah was a towering anti-colonial leader, pan-African thinker, first PM & president of Ghana. Post-independence, he was ...

The megabill that awaits final passage in the U.S. House will have far-reaching impacts on the wallets of Long Islanders and ...

Yet it was frequently discussed in a language that is more resonant of the Middle Ages than the scientific laboratory.

A grieving mother is speaking out after a devastating crash at the Jersey shore left her 13-year-old son dead and her husband seriously injured.

Meet the Society for Creative Anachronism, Bay Area group that’s been playing dress-up for 60 Year CLOVERDALE — In a scenic meadow just beyond Cloverdale, California, lies a kingdom you won't ...

The Social Security and Medicare Fair Share Act proposes targeting payroll tax loopholes for high-income earners.

In short: The SA Medieval Fair has been running for more than 30 years. It features jousting, horseback archery and swordplay in a celebration of the Middle Ages. Similar medieval fairs have been ...

Rashid Johnson on Middle Age, Being Inspired by Amiri Baraka, and What’s at the Heart of His Guggenheim Retrospective In his new exhibition, “A Poem for Deep Thinkers,” Johnson revisits and ...