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 ...

A new study shows how a medieval text was misread as history, shaping how the Black Death’s spread was understood for ...

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

A new study reveals that modern ideas about the Black Death’s rapid spread across Asia stem from a centuries-old ...

Romania's Foreign Ministry has mourned the death of a construction worker after the partial collapse of the 13th century ...

The first scientific evidence of the Black Death in Edinburgh has been discovered on the remains of a teenage boy who died in ...

The revelation centers on a text called a "maqāma" - an Arabic literary genre featuring traveling tricksters - written by the poet and historian Ibn al-Wardi in 1348-49 in Aleppo, according to the new ...

"I express deep sorrow and condolences, on behalf of myself and the government," Italy's Premier Giorgia Meloni said in a ...

In 1272 CE, a Hungarian duke was murdered in cold blood. Details surrounding the grisly killing of the 13th century Hungarian ...

This episode was edited by Tom Delargy and produced by Freddy Chick. The senior producer was Charlotte Long.