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Medieval historian Dr. Juliette Wood joins WIRED to answer the internet's burning questions about folklore. Director: Lauren ...

As the seasons turn and the nights draw in, the countryside of the British Isles seems alive with omens: an owl’s screech, or a bat above the hedgerows. For centuries, such creatures were cast as ...

Hear ye! Hear ye! A new history fact has been debunked! According to bubo-bursting research by the German Museum of Medicine ...

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Simon Marsh said the database would broaden understanding of historic sites related to the War of the Roses [Kate Bradbrook/BBC] A new database documenting monuments to a 15th Century English conflict ...

Filmmaking enthusiasts and horror aficionados alike have reason to be excited as filming has officially commenced on Robert Eggers' much-anticipated medieval horror film, 'Werwulf.' Set in the 13th ...

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Medieval medical practices were mostly based on superstition ... In a world where science couldn't explain most phenomena, ...