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Europe is filled with modern capitals and bustling cities, but scattered across the continent are towns that feel untouched ...

Learn how ancient DNA and tooth enamel are rewriting England’s medieval history and showing connections between climate ...

Migration into England was continuous from the Romans through to the Normans and men and women moved from different places ...

When people think of the European Middle Ages, it often brings to mind grinding poverty, superstition and darkness. But the ...

Why everyone is suddenly going all in on the Middle Ages.

The combination of filigree and granulation techniques arrived in Norway during the early Middle Ages from the Byzantine Empire, partly via Carolingian goldsmithing traditions. The Carolingian period, ...

Archaeologists excavating a mysterious medieval cemetery in Wales have uncovered compelling evidence that the burial ground was part of an early female religious community. The discovery of a possible ...

Elsewhere, a medieval loo and a jet die used to predict the future were among the finds uncovered at Auckland Castle in ...

Horses are instinctively wired to run from danger. So how did medieval armies train them to thunder towards enemy lines ...

Some culinary techniques have been around far longer than we realize. Despite its complexity, this method dates as far back ...

What are the best medieval games? Rare is a videogame that doesn't feature at least one sword, suit of armor, or roast chicken. Still, they're usually mixed in with bearded hermits slinging magic ...