Death in the Middle Ages was a constant presence shaped by disease, limited medicine and harsh living conditions. From recurring plagues to childbirth complications, mortality risks were significantly ...

It was thought that disabled people were looked down upon in the Middle Ages, but a new discovery disputes that belief. Human bones discovered by archaeologists offer a window into the lives of Middle ...

While religion in modern days may be more welcoming to LGBTQ members than in the past, a trip uptown to Manhattan’s Fort ...

Fifty graduate students representing 30 institutions across six countries, including Boston College, gathered at the McMullen Museum of Art this semester for a daylong educational program featuring ...

When people think of the European Middle Ages, it often brings to mind grinding poverty, superstition and darkness. But the reality of the 1,000-year period from 500 to 1500 was much more complex.

Stephanie Brown has received funding from the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC). Manuel Eisner does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization ...

The romance genre owes a major debt to the Middle Ages. That's where we get the word, the genre, and most of its tropes.

In Burgundy, a monument unique in the world is rising stone by stone as if you were in the Middle Ages. Under construction since 1997, what is known as Guédelon Castle is now the most recent castle ...

Bobbi Sutherland does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...