The period is good and bad, transparent and opaque, only hazily understood—but ultimately the opposite of what we want our ...

From lost silver coins to fossilised faeces, medieval cesspits have become some of the richest archives of everyday life in ...

This is a Short History Of The European Middle Ages, Part 2 of 2. A Noiser podcast production. Hosted by John Hopkins. With thanks to Martyn Whittock, author of many books on the medieval period, ...

But even in the late Middle Ages, when life expectancy was considerably lower, youth was a flexible category that could expand well into the late 20s and even 30s. So what were the defining ...

The idea that medieval people routinely emptied chamber pots straight into the street as their primary method of waste ...

During the National Prayer Breakfast on Feb. 5, 2026, Paula White-Cain, senior adviser to the White House Office of Faith, introduced President Donald Trump as "the greatest champion of faith that we ...

In some ways, the subject of the Getty Center’s exhibition “Play and Pastimes in the Middle Ages” might seem a bit peculiar. Play and pastimes in the world of the Black Death? In towns where sewage ...

Throughout the Middle Ages, a handful of figures emerged whose identities and actions remain shrouded in uncertainty. Among them is a man whose story continues to intrigue historians centuries later.

Impaled Ale: "It's in the style of an India Pale Ale, originally brewed in Britian. When the British were in India, the troops still sent them beer and it spoiled on the way there. To make it last ...

Throughout history, there have always been people who belong to the LGBTQ community. In Antiquity same-sex relations were common, and it was acceptable for men to have both male and female lovers ...