Horses are instinctively wired to run from danger. So how did medieval armies train them to thunder towards enemy lines ...

Archaeologist Linda Åsheim experienced the finding of real treasure when she discovered a pristine medieval gold ring while excavating in the historic center of Tønsberg, Norway. The exquisitely ...

Migration into England was continuous from the Romans through to the Normans and men and women moved from different places ...

A vast wooden hull resting in the silt off Copenhagen is forcing historians to rethink what a “typical” medieval merchant ...

Rachel Feltman: These days, science and magic are generally thought of as being diametrically opposed: fact versus fiction, reason versus fantasy, modern sensibilities versus archaic misconceptions.

Before our current, carbon-fueled global warming trend took off during the 20th century, the most consequential temperature bump in recorded history was the Medieval Warm Period. This week, scientists ...

Manuscript of “Two Leaves from the Mirror of Human Salvation” formerly used as a book cover (Germany, late 14th century), ink and pigments on medium weight, cream-colored parchment (courtesy the ...

These real medieval castles will transport you to a world filled with knights and princesses, legendary lore and inspiration for your daydreams Castles conjure up images of a romantic medieval past, ...

This year at Yale, two new literature classes will push the boundaries — cultural, linguistic, and geographic — of what we talk about when we talk about medieval literature. The aims of the classes ...