Stories retelling the birth of the Virgin Mary reveal that the Church was more forgiving of infertility than the general ...

Medieval society needed workers, but not every role earned dignity. Certain jobs were unavoidable, but still left people ...

Scans and radiographs revealed not just the break but its consequences: dense new bone formations, signs of infection, and ...

Polygamy played a nuanced role in medieval society, shaped by religion, politics, and culture. In this video, we look at how it functioned across different regions, why it was embraced by some and ...

Across America, in front of crowds of thousands, men and women are dressing up as knights from the Middle Ages and fighting one another. The weapons, violence, and chivalry are all real.

BSP chief Mayawati said new UP DGP Rajeev Krishna faces a major challenge to establish law and order and provide relief to ...

Though travel was rudimentary compared to the modern age, racial, gender and even sexual diversity could be found throughout medieval society. One 2019 study, for example, used DNA from bones in a ...

Researchers have found pages of a rare medieval manuscript masquerading as a cover and stitched into the binding of another ...

Once a thriving hub of commerce, learning, and military strategy along the Silk Road, the ancient city of Sauran stands today as one of Kazakhstan’s most remarkable remnants of medieval urban culture.