What was it like to be a knight in the middle ages? What were your roles and responsibilities? How dangerous were medieval tournaments? History Hit's Luke Tomes and Louee Dessent are back at the ...

Often when my non-Jewish friends refer to American Jews and the performing arts, they often speak of the Broadway musical "Fiddler on the Roof." Based on the work of the great Yiddish writer Sholom ...

Our World in Data indicates that women tend to live longer than men. Across the globe, this “longevity gap” is a well-documented phenomenon. But this wasn’t always the case. Rewind the clock to the ...

While you can always watch the best Halloween movies year-round, there’s nothing quite like curling up on a crisp autumn night and get ...

A recent study claims to have utilized mathematics to determine when Homer really wrote the Iliad. How did this work, and is it trustworthy?

Ancient medical practices often leave modern readers in disbelief, as these bygone remedies highlight the stark contrast between historical healthcare and today’s more advanced methods. People in ...