If you believe Hollywood, life during the Middle Ages was romantic and glamorous, full of noble knights on noble steeds, beautiful ladies with pointy hats, chivalry, honor, and occasional dragons. But ...

Medieval times were filled with more than just knights and castles – they were also home to some truly terrifying legends. In this video, we uncover 5 of the most frightening creatures and stories ...

Peasants were only required to earn money through taxes or rent in ... Due to land's role as the primary means of production in the Middle Ages, aristocratic families had significant land holdings.

From medieval times until the early 20th century, it was a common practice in Europe. In addition to maximizing space, it ...

An illustration of a Medieval doctors examining the abdomen of a patient. There were very few doctors in the Middle Ages. Training to be a doctor could take years of study and, at the time ...

From high cholesterol to herpes, doctors of the Middle Ages were prescribing wine for “pretty much any disease,” says ... Kerry served as The Scientist’s news director until 2021. Before joining The ...

In medieval times, long before there were bathrooms in private homes, bathing was a social affair. Visitors to Dutch and German bathhouses in the late Middle Ages emerged from such spaces cleansed of ...

The findings were compiled in a study published in the ... and the international pilgrimage movement to Jerusalem in the Middle Ages," said Ilya Berkovich, co-author from the Austrian Academy ...