Middle Ages
Volcanoes may have helped spread the Black Death
The woman who almost became England’s first queen
How one catastrophic shipwreck sank a medieval dynasty
See the medieval legacy of this Silk Road city—in pictures
These manuscripts brought Medieval beasts to life
Portugal’s history comes alive in this little-known town
The ancient—and mysterious—history of ‘abracadabra’
Why do we have bunions? Blame an evolutionary toe failure.
Discover a quieter side to Bavaria in Nuremberg, Germany
The Black Death was one of history’s deadliest plagues. Here’s why.
Which animals were on Noah's ark?
How is France moving the Bayeux Tapestry? Very carefully.
Catholic exorcisms are real—and they have an ancient history
The real history behind El Dorado, the city of gold
This is the story of the first Renaissance Fair
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