Far from their dour reputation, the Middle Ages were a period of massive social change, burgeoning nationalism, international conflict, terrible natural disaster, climate change, rebellion ...

Education in the Middle Ages looked nothing like it does today. In this video, we explore who got to learn, what they studied, and how knowledge was passed down in monasteries, cathedral schools, and ...

The “Dark Ages” is a misnomer. The period between Antiquity and the Renaissance, known as the Middle Ages, saw amazing advances in art, science, and philosophy. Around 1300, scholars in Europe ...

Background: Life in Middle Ages not as bad as popularly portrayed. By The Newsroom. Published 27th Dec 2010, 13:55 BST. Updated 27th Dec 2010, 21:38 BST.

The Middle Ages Were Cleaner Than We Think An era that valued spiritual and physical purity knew the importance of bathhouses, soap and even deodorant An illustration of a couple taking baths in ...

T he European Middle Ages seem to be having a moment. Although it’s true that, essentially since the time they ended, the period has been used to justify the shape of an author’s contemporary ...

This week saw more than 2,500 scholars of the Middle Ages descend on the University of Leeds (England) for the 25th annual International Medieval Congress. There, over the course of 4 days and ...

Although the movement of peoples across borders has been an issue of particular political concern recently, it hasn't always been so. In fact, during the European Middle Ages there really weren't ...