Soaring Gothic cathedrals of radiant stained glass, plus art celebrating worldly pleasure. As Europe passed A.D. 1000, its growing prosperity was reflected in soaring Gothic cathedrals graced with ...

Two of my professors this semester described the Middle Ages as a period of decay. Each time they did, I was annoyed because I find the history of the Middle Ages truly fascinating. The Middle Ages ...

"You have to keep beating it for longer," my grandmother instructed me. "It isn't pale yet. It's still too yellow." ...

BERLIN (AP) — In a secluded lot next to a former gasworks in suburban Berlin, Martin Rötzel is breathing new life into a tradition of centuries past: the monastery garden. Rötzel’s Monk Garden is home ...

Alcohol? Male bravado? Too many knives? Here's what researchers think contributed to a major crime problem at the prestigious British university during the Middle Ages. This 14th-century bollock knife ...

The Medieval period generally refers to the era between the fall of the Western Roman Empire (476 CE) to the beginning of the Renaissance (15th century), and this period is often referred to Middle ...