If war was ever to erupt, men of a certain age could be conscripted to fight for the country, with information from WW2 ...

In WW2, conscription began for men aged between 20 to 22 in 1939, up to six months before the war actually broke out. The UK ...

A construction crew discovered a 1,000-year-old iron sword in the Netherlands still fully intact. The short sword comes ...

Curious myths of the Middle Ages by Baring-Gould, S. (Sabine), 1834-1924. Publication date 1876 Topics Folklore, Legends Publisher London, Rivingtons Collection robarts; toronto; university_of_toronto ...

Christmas in the Middle Ages wasn’t all warm fires and festive feasts - especially if you weren’t wealthy. In this episode, we explore how people really experienced the holiday season, from fasting ...

The artifact was remarkably preserved for a millennium in anaerobic clay on a private estate near the city of Montfoort ...

Growing up in the Middle Ages was no fairy tale. In this video, we explore what life was really like for children during ...