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How People Slept in the Middle Ages

Forget your modern notions of privacy, sleeping in the Middle Ages was a shared experience. From family cottages to inns with ...
From burning castles to swords and magic and velvet gowns, medievalism has taken over 21st century pop culture.
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Medieval Birthday Celebrations

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