Originally a Christian holiday celebrating the birth of Jesus, Christmas has evolved into a global cultural event. Early ...

Around midday, people usually took a break and ate their largest meal – often a soup or stew. The foods they ate could include lamb and beef, along with cheese, cabbage, onions, leeks, turnips and ...

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The Middle Ages weren’t as dreary and desperate as you’d think, and peasants often had weeks of idle time during the holidays ...

Welcome to the Middle Ages, where laws were crazier than a knight jousting with a breadstick. The craziest part is that some ...

It's time to learn what happened to the contents of chamber pots in the Dark Ages and whether Europeans really considered ...

Manger scenes displayed around Christmastime usually feature an ox and an ass beside the infant Jesus. According to the ...

The Via di Linari winds through the Apennines, passing abbeys, castles, and mountain towns. Here’s how to hike the Italian ...

From ancient Rome to medieval Spain to Renaissance Venice, generations of mariners have relied on biscotti as a source of ...

The Middle Ages were full of more than just knights and castles – they were packed with truly bizarre tales. In this video, ...

When cases of plague pop up in the US, it can feel straight up medieval. It's treatable, but how and why does it persist?

America’s recent flirtation with kingship is unsettling, but history has shown us that monarchy is much more than power grabs ...