Contrary to popular belief, illuminated manuscripts were not exclusively made in Europe—one of the most impressive is from ...

Though its route through Central Asia remains elusive, two German researchers believe they have discovered how — and why — ...

Learn how volcanic eruptions in 1345 started a chain of events that allowed the plague to enter Europe and start the Black Death.

My students tend to imagine the Middle Ages as something like the “Kingdom Come” or “Total War” video games: an age of utter political chaos, when swords and daggers ruled, and masculinity and ...

Unpredictable weather in late medieval Europe disrupted agricultural stability, forcing cities to rely on maritime grain ...

Yearning princesses locked away in castles, heroic knights, hawkish Vikings — fragments of medieval European stories have permeated nearly every aspect of contemporary culture, from Taylor Swift songs ...

In Death and the Miser, a Dutch painting from around 1490, a hideous skeletal figure—a medieval version of the grim reaper—comes knocking at a man’s bedroom door. As death watches, the dying miser ...

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

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. In Grand Ages: Medieval, European cities are where they should be, and borders align according to the history books. From there, things can go in your ...

It turns out the Dark Ages weren't all that dark. According to new research, medieval medicine was way more sophisticated than previously thought, and some of its remedies are trending today on TikTok ...