The best medieval Netflix content explored across every subgenre, from gritty historical dramas to fantasy epics.

Far from living in constant filth, medieval people developed routines, regulations and even public infrastructure to manage ...

The Middle Ages, usually dated from the 5th to the late 15th centuries, were a period of striking contrasts. Castles rose across Europe, knights pledged their loyalty to their owners, and entire ...

In Death and the Miser, a Dutch painting from around 1490, a hideous skeletal figure—a medieval version of the grim reaper—comes knocking at a man’s bedroom door. As death watches, the dying miser ...

Disability in the Middle Ages could bring compassion, suspicion, religious fear, or brutal social control. People with ...

It is hard not to shake one’s head when hearing feminist activists describe misogynistic speech and other attacks on women’s dignity as “medieval” — especially for those who have taken the trouble to ...