This is a Short History Of The European Middle Ages, Part 2 of 2. A Noiser podcast production. Hosted by John Hopkins. With thanks to Martyn Whittock, author of many books on the medieval period, ...

There has never been a singular Christian perspective on how religion, power and politics ought to relate to each other – not even in medieval ‘Christendom.’ ...

Cats held an important place in medieval society, primarily valued for their ability to control rodents and protect food ...

The idea that medieval people routinely emptied chamber pots straight into the street as their primary method of waste ...

Let's cut right to the chase: yeah, that headline is a bold claim. Visiting 100+ medieval European towns takes years of obsessive travel, and a borderline-nerdy passion for Gothic history that'd make ...

Learn how the spread of plants in farms and fields that were abandoned after the Black Death caused plant diversity to ...

The French publishing house highlights the exceptional career of its flagship author, a leading voice in Templar and Cathar fiction, whose work has been translated into 15 languages ...

During the Middle Ages, a devastating plague wiped out roughly one third of Europe's population. The disease spread through fleas that carried the ...

Across 25 countries, Americans are the most likely to see the morality and ethics of people in their country as somewhat or very bad.

The Chinese Communist Party has embraced the study of Greek and Latin—as, in some ways, an antidote to the modern West.

Cruises are an often dreamt-about retirement goal, especially for travelers who finally have the time to trade quick getaways for immersive, weekslong voyages. Retirement can be the ideal season ...

Ancient European hunter-gatherers were far more advanced in their cooking methods than previously thought, a new study has found, combining ingredients in “remarkably selective” ways, with cuisines ...