Medieval Europe’s diverse regional cultures were balanced by a conscious attempt to create a unified view of the world that embraced religious and social ideals, Latin and vernacular literature, and ...

Gain critical thinking skills and a deep historical perspective that you can apply to any field of study. You’ll learn how the medieval period continues to shape language, religion, literature, and ...

Hosted by the Medieval Institute at Western Michigan University, the International Congress on Medieval Studies is an annual gathering of thousands of scholars interested in medieval studies. Books on ...

The International Congress on Medieval Studies, hosted by the Medieval Institute at WMU, is an annual gathering of thousands of scholars interested in medieval studies. The Congress embraces the study ...

An archaeogenetic study sheds new light on the isolated medieval community Las Gobas in northern Spain. Besides isolation and endogamy, the researchers have also identified the variola virus which can ...

A new analysis of remains from medieval Cambridge shows that local Augustinian friars were almost twice as likely as the city’s general population to be infected by intestinal parasites. This is ...

Susan Boynton looks at this, along with bibliophilia, libraries, and the study of medieval liturgy in her new book.

Thanks to movies and shows like Kingdom of Heaven and Marco Polo most of us have a certain idea of what medieval warhorses looked like: big, brawny, and capable of smashing heads with their hooves. A ...

(CNN) — A knight in shining armor straddling a towering horse is a deeply ingrained part of how popular culture portrays the Middle Ages — the mounted battle-winning warrior. But it appears the horses ...

A red squirrel eating a hazlenut Alverstone Mead Nature Reserve in Sandown, England. (Credit: Peter Trimming, CC by 2.0 Generic) (CN) — The history of leprosy has been rewritten, thanks to a study ...

Unpredictable weather in late medieval Europe disrupted agricultural stability, forcing cities to rely on maritime grain routes for food security. These vital trade networks, expanded to combat famine ...