Compared to the hard life of a medieval peasant the life of a monk must have been a doddle. Right? Well, no not really.

Medieval monks were, in many ways, the original LinkedIn power users. Earnest and with a knack for self-promotion, they loved to read and share inspiring stories of other early Christians who had ...

Kreiner is a professor of history at the University of Georgia specializing in the early Middle Ages, and the author of The Wandering Mind: What Medieval Monks Tell Us About Distraction It’s ...

Medieval monks were also gifted pittances from the people of the town, and at Christmas those pittances could include meat and libations. On a daily basis, most monks partook of ale, ...

A University of Cambridge study has determined that most monks were "riddled with parasites," even more than commoners, despite their advanced technologies and wealth. If cleanliness is next to ...

When we think of medieval friars, we may well picture Robin Hood’s jolly Friar Tuck, known for his rotund figure and love of food and drink. But it turns out some of these monks were full of ...

Jamie Kreiner (Hist/Mus,’04) thinks a lot about thinking. Her new book, The Wandering Mind: What Medieval Monks Tell Us About Distraction, achieved a rare feat for a scholarly work: The Wall Street ...

Medieval monks were 'riddled with parasites' Date: August 18, 2022 Source: University of Cambridge Summary: Research examining traces of parasites in medieval Cambridge residents suggests that ...

Why Were Medieval Monks So Susceptible to Intestinal Worms? Friars in Cambridge, England, suffered from these parasites at nearly double the rate found among average unwashed citizens ...

When we think of medieval friars, we may well picture Robin Hood’s jolly Friar Tuck, known for his rotund figure and love of food and drink. But it turns out some of these monks were full of ...