Christmas in the Middle Ages wasn’t always about peace and goodwill — and one year, things took a shockingly dark turn. In this episode, we uncover the story of the most unholy Christmas of the ...

the realities of the medieval period (500 to 1500 C.E.) in Europe may surprise you. Many know the years before the Renaissance and Enlightenment that followed as Europe’s “Dark Ages,” a time ...

The “Dark Ages” is a misnomer. The period between Antiquity and the Renaissance ... These developments had a huge impact on later medieval and Renaissance thinkers—including Columbus.