From burning castles to swords and magic and velvet gowns, medievalism has taken over 21st century pop culture.

From flowing capes and chainmail tunics to banquet-style dining and moody, medieval tablescapes, couples are embracing a ...

Think you wouldn’t fit into the Middle Ages? You might be surprised. From bakers to blacksmiths and scribes to teachers, many ...

When you hear it said that “Modern steel is disposable by design”, your ears perk up, as you just caught the unmistakable ...

For a medieval farmer, life began before dawn. The rooster’s crow was the only alarm clock. He rose to the chill of morning, ate coarse bread and weak ale, and walked to the lord’s fields. As part of ...

A new exhibition at The Met Cloisters makes the case that gender and sexual fluidity were an essential part of Medieval religious art.

When a royal vessel sank of the coast of Normandy in 1120, it not only claimed hundreds of lives but also set off a ...

Richard Fishacre challenged the scientific orthodoxy of his day, and contemporary astrophysics has vindicated his position.

A new study reveals that modern ideas about the Black Death’s rapid spread across Asia stem from a centuries-old ...

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