Among the most popular books of the time, bestiaries were filled with real and mythical animals and their lore, the ...

This film explores European life from 1200 to 1500, highlighting the significance of art in documenting this era. It discusses the three main institutions of medieval Europe: the Church, the Emperors, ...

Norwich Castle, a mighty medieval fortress built by William the Conquerer after he invaded England in 1066, reopened to the public last month following a landmark $37 million restoration. The castle’s ...

Southern Europe is a living museum of stone, a sun-soaked land where time has learned to move slowly, and history lingers in ...

A set of medieval skeletons have given a fascinating glimpse into the everyday lives of people in the Viking Age. For a study published in the journal PLOS ONE, a team of researchers examined human ...

What was life really like for the merchants, craftsmen and traders in London in the middle ages? Whilst the majority of people who worked in the Medieval Period were peasants, a significant community ...

A new exhibition explores the questions raised by economic revolution—and how familiar those questions remain today Teresa Nowakowski - Daily Correspondent A display of low-value coins from Greece ...

Newly displayed 1,300-year-old doodles suggest that medieval monastic life wasn’t all about solemn chants and holy scripture. Now on view at the National Museum of Ireland, Kildare Street, the ...

The show features more than 50 paintings, manuscripts, textiles and other artworks created in Western Europe between the 13th ...

Worship in Medieval and Early Modern Europe offers readers a chance to understand better the societal and confessional norms that motivated late medieval and early modern Christians to maintain or ...