The Bubonic plague, more commonly known as the Black Death due to the black ‘buboes’ that would swell in the armpits and ...

The medieval period was one of social upheaval, and there is a list of villages, once part of local landscapes across the ...

Knights in shining armor, swordplay, jousting, intrigue, and superstition–who doesn’t love a good story from the Middle Ages? A fan favorite ... Set in 1349 France, A Plague Tale: Innocence ...

Archaeologists have uncovered the remains of a 15th-century 'vampire' whose head was pulled from their body to prevent them from rising from their grave.

Back in ancient times, the world of medicine was filled with odd remedies and strange cures that claimed to tackle […] ...

The blue gem, according to medieval goldsmiths, had remarkable properties, making it the most beloved stone. It was a cure of all kind of ailments: fever, eyes and front pains, ulcers of the tongue, ...

As couples across the world prepared for Valentine's Day in February 2025, a rumor cropped up on social media that St.

Historical texts, from official records to personal chronicles, are revealing how 16th-century weather shaped Transylvanian ...

It features three huge medieval towers adorned with shimmering stained-glass windows. But the kids were focused more intently on something at the edge of the stonemason’s yard outside the ...

California officials denied—and tried to hide—the first plague epidemic that reached U.S. shores Sarah Holzmann Bubonic plague is one of three types of plague infections, all stemming from the ...