Peter Jones’ ‘Self-Help From the Middle Ages: What the Seven Deadly Sins Can Teach Us About Living’ is part medieval history, ...

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As familiar notions suggest, medieval medicine was influenced by herbs and humours. But these factors were part of a broader ...

Edmund Ironside was an ill-fated king during a violent and turbulent time in the history of the Anglo-Saxons. But is the vivid story of his death just a myth? And if so, what does it have to do with ...

In the ninth and tenth centuries, castles were often built of wood and easily burned down by enemies. As unrest spread across Europe and warfare began to change, castle designs had to adapt. Looming ...

Beth Skwarecki is Lifehacker’s Senior Health Editor, and holds certifications as a personal trainer and weightlifting coach. She has been writing about health for over 10 years. What was life like in ...

The 'rubbish' left behind at a deserted medieval village in an isolated area of Yorkshire could hold clues about how societies achieve long-term 'green' prosperity, according to new research. The ...

KALAMAZOO, Mich.—A historian of medieval Germany has won Western Michigan University's Otto Gründler Book Prize for his book studying authority and justice across a millennium. Dr. Jonathan R. Lyon, ...

We often romanticize the Middle Ages, seeing them as a time of chivalry, gallant knights, and castles. Beneath all of this pageantry and myth lies the stark reality of an era defined by brutal warfare ...