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Why Dogs Mattered in Medieval Europe
What kind of life did dogs actually live in the Middle Ages? In this video, we explore how dogs survived in a world of ...
European maps from the Middle Ages are full of strange lands, legendary races and fabulous monsters. Only the Church with the help of God was able to provide protection against these horrors. The ...
The markings don’t stop there: on one side, the sword a circle with an X layered inside, known as a sun wheel or sonnenrad.
Castello di Amorosa stands proudly on a Calistoga hillside, a 13th-century Tuscan castle that seems to have been plucked from ...
The world’s oldest map of the night sky was amazingly accurate. Newly discovered fragments of 2,200-year-old star coordinates—once thought lost—reveal the incredible skill of the ancient ...
Imagine cruising through Napa Valley’s sun-drenched vineyards when suddenly—like a mirage rising from the California ...
Researchers cite new evidence of how a medieval British noblewoman may have plotted to exact revenge and help kill her former lover, a priest, nearly 700 years ago.
Researchers cite new evidence of how a medieval British noblewoman may have plotted to exact revenge and help kill her former lover, a priest, nearly 700 years ago.
Cambridge University's Medieval Murder Maps project analysed the murder of priest John Forde. Forde was killed in 1337 in a calculated act of revenge by a member of the English aristocracy. Ela ...
The medieval era is also on the cusp of when detailed official records of events became available, so it was ripe for intrigue and investigation, Lewis said. “It makes it a great place to go ...
New Crusader Kings 3 DLC All Under Heaven expands the medieval grand strategy game’s map across East Asia, introducing more ways to rule.
Ground-penetrating radar reveals the ruins of a 12th-century medieval monastery in a field in Derome, Sweden, thanks to a hobby archaeologist’s discovery.