In a world ruled by faith and fear, medieval medicine tried to make sense of sickness through the four humors, sacred rituals, and improvised cures. Some patients were given mushroom wine or grain ...

In the Middle Ages, colors weren’t just aesthetic choices — they carried strict social meaning, religious symbolism, and even ...

Pope Leo XIV's Augustinian order once performed green-fingered, dragon-slaying miracles. Dr Krisztina Ilko rediscovers their ...

David Lowery's excellent and underrated The Green Knight (which is a stealth Christmas movie) is now streaming for free on ...

Roland Scheel, a Scandinavian scholar leading the research, explained that primary sources were written by Christian scholars well over a century after the Viking period ended. Apart from brief runic ...

Danish archaeologists uncovered 77 medieval graves in Aarhus, revealing the harsh realities of 12th-century Christian life ...

Rick Steves loves traveling to Italy, and a favorite city of his is where tourists can enjoy delicious food surrounded by ...

Archaeology reveals that a millennium ago, North America was home to thriving urban centres as large and sophisticated as ...

A University of Cambridge historian has uncovered details of a medieval pitchfork-wielding hermit who is venerated by ...

Inspired by Cape Cod cuisine and a beloved holiday movie, the Lobster Nativity portrays the characters of the Christmas story ...

The existence of a submerged medieval city in Kyrgyzstan has been confirmed, offering clues about the history and trade ...