What’s So Controversial About a Medieval Nun’s Teeth? How an archaeological discovery involving lapis lazuli and an 11th-century skeleton turned into an online drama. Flickr/CIA.

Of course, Marie’s divine inspiration and ability come not from God, but from her creator Lauren Groff, who uses her insight and marvelous prose to give life to this formidable medieval nun and ...

The Costumes of ‘Dune: Part Two’: Behind Austin Butler’s “Vampire-Esque” Looks, Florence Pugh’s “Nun-Like” Headpieces. To create the film's 4,000 "modieval" costumes, designer ...

Home; News; News Detail 09/26/2023. Contrary to common belief, some medieval women wielded significant power. Nuns in France’s Normandy region, for example, carried enormous influence and legal ...

Centuries before most English women could freely choose the direction of their lives, there was Joan of Leeds, a rebellious medieval nun who went to extreme lengths in an attempt to forge her own ...

Beautiful medieval manuscripts are likely to have been the work of nuns (NOT male monks as was previously believed!) Experts from the University of York tested the teeth of a middle-aged skeleton ...

When you read the subtitle of the new memoir, "California Medieval: Nearly A Nun in 1960s San Francisco," if you're of a certain age, you might immediately recall The Singing Nun, the Belgian ...

Some plague doctors may have worn spooky-looking beak mask costumes to prevent infection during disease epidemics.

Hearing medieval nuns swear is good for a laugh or two — but it's not enough to base an entire movie around, as the scattershot comedy "The Little Hours" does. Set in 14th-century Tuscany ...

Blue flecks of lapis lazuli in the tartar of a 10th-century nun. She likely was an accomplished painter and manuscript illuminator, who used her (unbrushed) teeth to shape her paintbrush.

Medieval scandal uncovered in Oxford: 'Sex-crazed' nun in a bizarre position among 90 skeletons dug up near priory. 92 skeletons were found in Oxford dating from 600 to 900 years ago ...