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

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 skeleton of Béla, the Duke of Macsó, shows that he was murdered by three assailants in a bloody and coordinated attack.

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

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 ...

Bestselling author Alice Loxton undertook a 200-mile journey to learn about the life and legacy of one of England's forgotten ...

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 ...