At Easter in 1105 , Queen Edith-Matilda of England invited a crowd of lepers to her apartments and washed their feet. Leprosy was a scary disease in the Middle Ages: disgusting, infectious and ...

A historical document written by one of early medieval Europe's most important rulers to his beloved English queen has been re-dated following analysis by an Exeter historian. The testimony of ...

A letter written from King Otto to his late wife Queen Edith stumped researchers. Now, there is an answer. University of Exeter From “Romeo and Juliet” to “The Notebook,” letters have been ...