New research suggests young adults aged 15 to 24 were particularly vulnerable during the Black Death, based on medieval ...

Archaeologists in Russia have uncovered a remarkable medieval silver hoard containing rare Swedish coins, jewellery and possible Norse imagery.

Greece will return the remains of medieval Tsar Samuel to Bulgaria in an agreement that will also see 48 religious artefacts ...

Scientists investigate medieval remains attributed to Saint Theobald of Provins, using radiocarbon dating and facial reconstruction.

Glasgow Cathedral’s 15th-century medieval spire will be partially dismantled and rebuilt during a major three-year ...

Archaeologists excavating the medieval city of Kesken-Kuyuk in Kazakhstan have uncovered new structures, altar sites and ...

Renovation work at Żupny Castle in Poland has uncovered stone fortifications believed to date from the 14th century.

Archaeologists in Tuscany have uncovered ten early medieval burials at Rusellae, offering new evidence about the city during ...

Over the course of the thousand years that made up the Middle Ages, people were constantly working to refine their justice systems so that they would be more fair and impartial. Along the way were ...

An English historian has found the word ‘fuck’ in a court case dating to the year 1310, providing what is now regarded as the earliest known use of the word with a sexual meaning. The unusual evidence ...

Have you ever wondered how medieval people sweetened their dishes? In the West, honey was the prime sweetener before the introduction of sugar. But even when Europeans gained access to sugar in the ...

A history of not-so-private privies in the Middle Ages. Obviously, human biology hasn’t changed much since the Middle Ages. Human needs are human needs. To relieve oneself in the countryside, one ...