The Middle Ages Were Cleaner Than We Think An era that valued spiritual and physical purity knew the importance of bathhouses, soap and even deodorant An illustration of a couple taking baths in ...

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.

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 ...