If you have ever dreamed of stepping back in time to Medieval times, now is your opportunity to experience just that. Casie Holdcroft from the Building for Kids Children’s Museum ...
We all know the Middle Ages was full of archers in warfare, bard’s songs, and castles with clockwise stairs. One aspect of medieval life we don’t usually picture, however, is the way society at the ...
What was life like in the Middle Ages? If you believe what you’ve seen in movies—or maybe even what your history teacher told you—you might expect that people died young, never bathed, were ignorant ...
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When you purchase an independently reviewed book through our site, we earn an affiliate commission. By Kevin Stroud POWERS AND THRONES A New History of the Middle Ages By Dan Jones Those who write ...
The Chateau de La Rochepot, a 12th-century feudal castle in France. Medieval history is broader and more complex than the popular stories of castles and knights, Dan Jones argues. (Jeff ...
Last week, an early medieval burial site—since characterized as one of the most significant ever excavated in the UK—was discovered. Buried alongside its inhabitant from the Middle Ages was an ...