Back in the Middle Ages, people had a supernatural explanation for almost everything. In their minds, spirits lurked in every ...
As they dig foundations and stack stones, the women take on everyone from Ovid to the guy who wrote the proverb, “God made women to speak, weep, and sew.” Over the past 600 years, a few of de Pizan’s ...
Continuing an annual tradition, Colgate University’s English and creative writing department and medieval and renaissance studies program hosted its eighth Milton-a-thon Sunday, Nov. 3. Beginning at ...
TikTok users were "fascinated" by the kitchen in a viral clip, with one commenting on "how much history lives inside these walls." ...
With elves, giants and magic, the Medieval Texts Reading Group builds community one whimsical text at a time. Revived this quarter after a hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Medieval Texts ...
And so it is that this week I found myself booking tickets to London to visit Medieval Women: In Their Own Words at the British Library, an exhibition our reviewer, expert in medieval women’s writing ...
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A discovery of etched symbols and writing at a British Manor House has experts examining their possible meaning.
Medieval people have a reputation for being superstitious—and many of the supernatural phenomena found in the pages of ...
Well-man skeleton (Åge Hojem NTNU Vitenskapsmuseet) The elusive medieval man’s bones were first found in the well at Sverresborg Castle, but researchers lacked the tools at the time to do much ...
There’s even a central wooden platform for villagers to meet, chat, and trade wares. Medieval houses in Minecraft come in all shapes and sizes. You may want a sturdy Minecraft castle built of ...