The modern history of Western Europe is defined by opposition. Europe is presented as a beacon of civilisation facing down ...

During the early medieval era imprisonment was not really a thing. It was more common to either fine, mutilate or execute ...

Life in the Middle Ages, between the fifth and the fifteenth centuries, was hard. Long before the discovery of penicillin, ...

Surgery was rare and risky in the medieval period. Though medical options were limited, trans people were able to take ...

Medieval worlds are among the most common settings for roguelikes. These gritty, often realistic backdrops compliment the unforgiving death mechanics of roguelikes, upping the ante on every moment ...

An early medieval archeological site in the eastern Netherlands likely hosted cult rituals involving the “devil’s money.” But while the ruins indicate a local belief system based on pre-Christian ...

Restrictions on medical care for transgender youth assume that without the ability to medically transition, trans people will ...

According to the Swiss Open Access Repository: “This paper investigates a hitherto neglected aspect of late medieval devotion, which was connected with the peculiar expressions of piety of the ...

Christians in medieval Europe admired Islamic art without ... Spoils of war In the 13 th century, it was common for banners and other spoils of war to be displayed around church altars in Europe.