In war‑torn 14th‑century France, a knight returned home to find his honor challenged—and the court demanded blood. This is ...

Top Medieval Historian Reviews Famous Movie Scenes Dr Eleanor Janega, who holds a doctorate in medieval history and lectures ...

Historians have traced myths about the Black Death’s rapid journey across Asia to one 14th-century poem by Ibn al-Wardi. His ...

As creators of educational, religious and charitable institutions, women of means found ways to circumvent the patriarchal ...

Christian monks who withdrew into the wilderness — practiced the strange and beautiful discipline of reminding one another of their mortality: “Brother, remember your death.” This was not meant to be ...

Genetic, isotopic, and forensic evidence has conclusively identified the remains of Duke Béla of Macsó and uncovered ...

Through cutting-edge forensic science and ancient DNA analysis, scientists have solved one of medieval Europe's most enduring archaeological mysteries. The victim, Duke Béla of Macsó, was a member of ...

DNA and forensics solve 750-year-old murder, revealing the brutal assassination of a medieval Hungarian duke in one of Europe ...

The Mongols are believed to have used the first bioweapon in recorded history in 1347, when the forces of the Golden Horde ...

Cincinnati had one of the last buildings designed by H.H. Richardson, the most famous U.S. architect of his day. It was ...

An Oklahoma inmate was scheduled for execution, despite a parole board's finding that he doesn't deserve to die.