A person in California has tested positive for the Black Death, the same disease that once wiped out tens of millions across Europe — and it happened in one of the state’s most visited outdoor ...
The 1337 murder of the priest John Forde in the heart of medieval London was especially gruesome: one attacker slit Forde's throat with a dagger while two others stabbed him with "long knives" in the ...
A woman was tortured for days, killed and then put on display at the side of the river Thames in central London around 1200 years ago. The case is thought to be one of the only examples of a judicial ...
Historian and host of the Gone Medieval podcast Eleanor Janega ranks the most stylish women’s fashion from the medieval period. From the extravagant houppelande to the humble chemise, Eleanor scores ...
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What Was Life Really Like for Women in Medieval Times' Medieval historian Dr Eleanor Janega investigates one of the least recorded aspects of medieval life - working women. But dig deep and you can ...
A woman walking in the Czech Republic stumbled upon more than 2,150 early medieval silver coins. Originally stored in a ceramic pot during a time of political turmoil, the coins have sat in place ...
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A new study “provides statistical support for the often-overlooked contributions of female scribes over time,” said researcher Åslaug Ommundsen. Illustration of writer and scribe Christine de Pizan ...