A lot of Medieval cities were similar to ours today in that they had governing bodies, educational structures, bankers, ...

The Medievals are often criticised for their bad child-rearing skills, such as sending their youngsters off to be fostered and trained by other families. Many of the decisions they made as parents are ...

Far from their dour reputation, the Middle Ages were a period of massive social change, burgeoning nationalism, international conflict, terrible natural disaster, climate change, rebellion ...

What was life like in medieval society? Most medieval people lived in villages, as there were few large towns in the Middle Ages. The majority of people were peasants. The Church's role in ...

NOVA: When we think of life inside a medieval castle ... Holmes: Well, by our standards, cleanliness in the Middle Ages was pretty poor. Clearly, a castle was slightly better maintained than ...

A diverse group show on the broadly defined them of middle age(s) marks an auspicious debut for Roundabouts Now, a new ...

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