A time of innovation, philosophy, and legendary works of art: the realities of the medieval period (500 to 1500 C.E.) in Europe may surprise you. Many know the years before the Renaissance and ...

The medieval castle of Quermanco in Catalonia. Its wealthy inhabitants probably drank wine because they could afford it, but water was the most common drink in medieval Europe ...

They “discovered” the kingdoms of late medieval Europe, not the other way around. It was the Africans who, in the early-15th century, sent ambassadors out into strange and distant lands.

Medieval Europe was not as globalised as our world is, but there were substantial routes of trade, travel, mission and conquest which linked Asia, Africa and Europe.

When we think of medieval Europe, kings and castles often come to mind – but beneath the surface, a different kind of power operated in the streets. In this video, we uncover the world of ...

Medieval Europe benefitted from several centuries of warmer weather, which boosted crop yields, but by the 14th century, the world was entering the so-called Little Ice Age.

New research by an international team of collaborators has revealed that there was much more diversity in the leprosy strains circulating in Medieval Europe than previously thought. This finding ...