The Middle Ages were not all about tyrannical rulers and power struggles. Cooperation, compromise, and women in power were also common, according to a historian at the University of Oslo.

Connected with that was the social order. In the Middle Ages, a very popular way of thinking about the social order was that it was divided into three orders.

In this special history episode of French Connections Plus, we put the spotlight on what has come to be seen as a dark period: the Middle Ages. The era known as "le Moyen Âge" in French covered ...

The “Dark Ages” is a misnomer. The period between Antiquity and the Renaissance, known as the Middle Ages, saw amazing advances in art, science, and philosophy. Around 1300, scholars in Europe ...

The Middle Ages, like all historical epochs – like our own – was a time of light and shadow. A time, in short, which, if we approach it without prejudice, still has many lessons to offer us.

Time machine: Rebuilding Notre Dame's fire-ravaged roof transports workers back to Middle Ages Carpenters building a new timber frame for the fire-ravaged roof of Paris' Notre Dame Cathedral are ...

Indeed, it is this 20th-century French historian and archivist whose prolific work has done the most to dispel the particularly tenacious myths and prejudices of our time with regard to the Middle ...

She taught French at all levels and English classes on Medieval Culture. Taylor's research interest was in the French Middle Ages, with a focus on feminist interpretations of the literature and ...

Graham-Goering emphasizes that, in the Middle Ages, access to power depended on the ability to manage responsibilities, negotiate, and adapt to complex circumstances. Ultimately, this period’s ...