Pity the Middle Ages, so often derided as the dreary placeholder between the classical and modern eras. Or, worse, it’s a catchall for all things retrograde. Want to insult some people? Tell them that ...

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Today, the Middle Ages are a sort of paradox; the myth of the “Dark Ages,” which survives quite ably in popular culture, allows space for it to be whatever the popular imagination wants. When people ...

Being accused of witchcraft in the Middle Ages was often a death sentence - but what if you actually were a witch or wizard ...

Jones covers around two centuries of history in ‘The Templars'. Told chronologically, he recounts how the order of the ...

Casting aside old ideas in order to progress forward is a typical theme of most protests, yet there are some movements that use the past in order to stand up against the future.

Universidad CEU San Pablo provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation ES. “People have the right to live as they wish, we are no longer in the Middle Ages.” This statement, made ...

Last week, an early medieval burial site—since characterized as one of the most significant ever excavated in the UK—was discovered. Buried alongside its inhabitant from the Middle Ages was an ...

The Middle Ages, also known as medieval times, are a period of history that spans roughly a millennium. Specifically, the 6th-16th Centuries CE, give or take a century depending on the source. This ...

From flowing capes and chainmail tunics to banquet-style dining and moody, medieval tablescapes, couples are embracing a ...