Satire had an important social function in medieval Ireland and poet Conchobhar Ruadh Mac Con Midhe knew how to use it ...

A research project by the Museum Centre Vapriikki has shed new light on infant feeding practices in medieval and early modern ...

Herald of Ages explained why the Medieval Period is known as the Middle Ages because it sits between the Roman Empire and the ...

The medieval genre has always been the most fun and fulfilling when it comes to a good video game. Maybe it’s something to do with our brains being hardwired to enjoy sword figh ...

What is most significant is that the particular tradition of ‘Mothering Sunday’ – as found in the UK, Ireland and some ...

The walls are assessed as one of the most important surviving medieval city walls in Britain. They were built in the 13th ...

Testimony in one 15 th -century manuscript records how a friar at Stamford was cured of his nosebleeds by dipping his testicles into cold water and vinegar. Another records the apparently successful ...

Michael III, the "Alcoholic" Byzantine Emperor, ruled surprisingly well despite his controversial behavior and personal ...

Now after years of painstaking collaborative work with the university’s Cultural Heritage Imaging Laboratory (CHIL), ...

The major world religions emerged between approximately 600 BCE and 611 CE, with Judaism being the first, followed by Christianity and concluding with Islam, ...

The Isle of Skye used to be a social hotspot for dinosaurs - including T. Rex's ancestors - according to a new study.

A new set of stamps, created by Manx artist Juan Moore and medieval history expert Professor R. Andrew McDonald, will mark ...