Archaeologists have uncovered an early medieval palace complex on a wooded hilltop near Dijon, revealing how wealthy communities in Burgundy maintained Roman-style comforts long after the western ...

What did medieval people eat? Were medieval knights jacked? Why was medieval torture so cruel? Medieval historian and co-host ...

Once the preserve of the aristocracy, rabbits became commonplace by the end of the Middle Ages as the world was turned upside ...

For decades, I’ve been showing my medieval history students the “autonomous collective” scene from the 1975 film “Monty Python and the Holy Grail.” The clip is funny because it features two medieval ...

Historian and host of the Gone Medieval podcast Matt Lewis ranks the most famous helmets from the medieval period. From the ...

A stained-glass window depicting Empress Matilda's voyage from England to Normandy Andreas F. Borchert via Wikimedia Commons under CC BY-SA 4.0 In three decades of teaching medieval European history, ...

Picture a scene of medieval times in your mind, and chances are you might picture a knight on horseback in a full suit of shining armor, a grand king or queen sat on their throne, or a motleyed jester ...

For medieval nobles, inheritance was never guaranteed by blood alone. If a landholding father died before his heir came of age—typically 21 for boys, 14 for girls—the estate was not simply passed down ...

Explore the history of medieval desserts and discover how people in the Middle Ages enjoyed sweet foods, flavors, and treats as part of their feasts.