Researchers reveal genetic insights disproving claims that medieval Greek population in the Peloponnese went extinct.

What does the word “medieval” really mean? At Yale, the new Medieval Studies Certificate Program helps interested undergraduates explore what “medieval” means in its many global contexts. Although the ...

Medieval Europe’s diverse regional cultures were balanced by a conscious attempt to create a unified view of the world that embraced religious and social ideals, Latin and vernacular literature, and ...

Researchers have unraveled the mysterious origins of silver that was used to make coins during the early medieval period in Europe. For a study published in the journal Antiquity, a team of experts ...

A University of Cambridge study has found that many -- if not most -- monks were "riddled with parasites," even more than commoners, despite their advanced technologies and wealth. Corbis via Getty ...

England was never as isolated as many history books once suggested. New research shows that people moved into and across England steadily for centuries, arriving from places as distant as the ...

The International Congress on Medieval Studies, hosted by the Medieval Institute at WMU, is an annual gathering of thousands of scholars interested in medieval studies. The Congress embraces the study ...

When we think of medieval friars, we may well picture Robin Hood’s jolly Friar Tuck, known for his rotund figure and love of food and drink. But it turns out some of these monks were full of more than ...

A Welsh tradition dating to the medieval period of a landscape lost to the sea is plausible, new evidence on the evolution of the coastline of west Wales has revealed. Drawing on geological data and a ...

A recent bioarchaeological study shows that human migration in England continued from the end of Roman rule through the ...