The Middle Ages, usually dated from the 5th to the late 15th centuries, were a period of striking contrasts. Castles rose across Europe, knights pledged their loyalty to their owners, and entire ...

T he Middle Ages and early modern period were not a good time for anyone, particularly women who deviated from a very limited ...

It is hard not to shake one’s head when hearing feminist activists describe misogynistic speech and other attacks on women’s dignity as “medieval” — especially for those who have taken the trouble to ...

Dalhousie University provides funding as a member of The Conversation CA-FR. The seemingly fantastical world of the Middle Ages has held western popular culture in fascination since (at least) its ...

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 ...

For some time, many of these looked to the medieval period as a moment of chivalry and knightly quest. More recently, however, popular culture set in the Middle Ages has leaned into the gritty and ...

A European woman recently stumbled upon buried treasure from the Middle Ages in what archaeologists are calling a once-in-a-decade discovery. In a press release that was translated into English, the ...

We're in a period between amazement and fear when it comes to robots and artificial intelligence. It has to be said that ...

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