KALAMAZOO, Mich.—More than 2,000 medieval scholars from around the world will convene on Western Michigan University’s campus Thursday through Saturday, May 9-11, for the 59th meeting of the ...

Medieval society was used to hardship, being always only two bad harvests from mass starvation. The great hall itself was also a reminder of the social hierarchies of lordship.

Gyeongbokgung Palace in the heart of Seoul, South Korea, was first erected in 1395 and is one of the first and largest of the royal palaces built during the Joseon Dynasty.