For people living in the Middle Ages, death was not the end but the beginning of a spiritual journey. Medieval Christians ...

The Black Death devastated Europe in the 14th century, killing tens of millions and reshaping society. With no understanding of bacteria or disease transmission, people relied on desperate and often ...

New research finds that the diversity of plants in parts of medieval Europe peaked in the centuries before the Black Death, at a time when small farms and pastures existed alongside grasslands and ...

In medieval Denmark, people could pay for more prestigious graves closer to the church — a sign of wealth and status. But when researchers examined hundreds of skeletons, they discovered something ...

The death of the medieval theocratic dictator of Iran, Ayatollah Khamenei — a diabolical fanatic who pursued nuclear weapons ...

The bubonic plague, which swept across Europe between 1347 and 1353, is estimated to have killed up to one half of the ...

"There is a risk that future deaths could occur unless action is taken," said Coroner Jeremy Chipperfield ...

How the devastating meaning of The Meeting on the Turret Stairs is unlocked by a medieval Danish ballad – and why the ...

Amiga classic Defender of the Crown is getting a full remake with new modes, updated visuals, and a roguelike twist.

While analyzing livestock DNA from Arkaim, an international team that includes University of Arkansas archaeologist Taylor Hermes detected Yersinia pestis in ...

There are numerous examples in texts of Irish people showing a sense of belonging to a community defined in relation to Europe ...

How ancient antisemitic myths like blood libel and conspiracy theories are recycled as Israel criticism, masking old hatred behind modern language.