Alchemy in the Middle Ages was more than just a quest to turn lead into gold – it was a complex blend of science, mysticism, and philosophy. In this video, we explore the fascinating world of medieval ...

What people wore in the Middle Ages said a lot about who they were. In this video, we explore medieval fashion across different classes – from the layered linen and wool of peasants to the vibrant ...

The novel takes us to an academy in a remote mountain locale where middle school pupils as well as those in higher grades are ...

It’s a big change for researchers in terms of contextualizing the lives of disabled people in the Middle Ages. "Inferring social norms around physical impairment and disability from religious ...

Archaeologists in Kazakhstan have discovered 10 kurgans, or burial mounds, dating to the Middle Ages, and some have "mustaches." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

The seemingly fantastical world of the Middle Ages has held western popular culture in fascination since (at least) its nostalgic reimagining by Victorian antiquarians. Unfortunately, there is ...

One thinks of the Middle Ages as a time when peasants rarely moved more than a few miles from their huts or monks from their monasteries—when people generally, other than perhaps the well-to-do ...

In the Middle Ages European artists and theologians ... red monster of later depictions. The color of the holy kingdom in the sixth century, red became associated with hellfire and the devil ...

Childhood seems to be absent from representations of the Middle Ages. And yet ... The mother was supposed to have a “more beautiful color and lighter movement” if she bore a son. To ensure good ...

But Mr Halcomb laments that for many outside his community, the Middle Ages gets an unduly bad rap. The modern world "suffers from the Hollywood view [that it's all] dim, dark peasants with no ...

As in the Middle Ages, the Gilded Age presented fundamental questions about the fairness of capitalism. Boxed balance with weights, 1699; Cologne, Germany; produced by Bernd Dental (weights ...