A new exhibition at The Met Cloisters makes the case that gender and sexual fluidity were an essential part of Medieval religious art.

Feudalism in Europe declined due to a combination of social, economic, and political changes that transformed medieval society. The rise of a money-based economy weakened the manorial system as ...

While millions of tourists flock to Paris and Rome each year, Europe’s true hidden gems remain blissfully uncrowded despite ...

This German destination may be a heavily trafficked medieval tourist trap, but Rick Steves still loves to visit despite the ...

If you're planning on flying across the pond this December to experience the seasonal markets, storybook towns blanketed in ...

People continued eating horsemeat in some parts of medieval Europe even after converting to Christianity, an analysis in the journal Antiquity finds. The findings challenge prevailing historical ...

In medieval Europe, a rivalry between two assertive cultures — Christians and Jews, who both considered themselves “God’s Chosen People” — gave rise to modern antisemitism, argues Yale’s Ivan G.

In the illuminating and entertaining blog Going Medieval, Eleanor Janega, a medievalist at the London School of Economics, upends prevalent misconceptions about medieval Europe. These ...

This article examines a sword discovered on the seabed near Newe-Yam, providing an analysis of its physical characteristics. The location of the discovery and the submarine iron corrosion processes ...

A person digging for fishing worms near a Swedish summer cottage recently discovered a medieval silver hoard containing up to ...