Let's go back to the Middle Ages to look at some dishes people still enjoy today. Find out if one of your favorite meals is ...

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 ...

Turns out, the Dark Ages weren’t so dim when it came to wellness. Researchers have unearthed a trove of medical remedies dating back over a thousand years, revealing that early medieval Europeans were ...

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 ...

“As you know,” wrote Boston’s late, fictional George Apley (J. P. Marquand’s The Late George Apley) to his son John, “for a number of years I have been making a collection of Chinese bronzes. . . . I ...

When we picture the Middle Ages, we often imagine knights, castles, and bustling marketplaces, not cozy homes filled with ...

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