If you have even a basic understanding of history, you’ve probably heard of the Middle Ages. Many people mistakenly think ...

Here we’re exploring some of the lesser-known facts about medieval knights and the things they got up to. The medieval period saw knights stand out ... Some defining moments in history also led to the ...

But in the cramped and unforgiving streets of Medieval England ... that during this period, men and women had almost identical life expectancies—an anomaly in human history.

In “Embers of the Hands,” historian Eleanor Barraclough digs deep into the ways that the Vikings loved, traveled and even ...

Never mind the Hollywood epics and fanciful Arthurian legends – what was warfare in the medieval era really like ... and more from your favourite Sky HISTORY shows: ...

In the medieval era, treason did not just mean defying the authority of the king - it meant defying any authority. According to the 1351 Treason Act, this included a wife killing her husband ...

Monastic life is not for everyone, but for those who choose to live one, they now have a few options when it comes to Catholic orders. This was not always the case, especially before the Middle Ages, ...

Some have wielded such might that they rivalled the most dominant medieval kings. Popes have issued laws ... accounted for much of central Italy. The popes of this era ruled these ‘Papal States’ like ...

Explore this historical era in a modern city. The Middle Ages produced a profound ... We publish Traditio, an international journal dedicated to the study of ancient and medieval history, thought, and ...