Medieval cities were bustling centers of trade, culture, and chaos. In this video, we explore what daily life was really like inside the walls – from crowded streets and noisy markets to guilds, ...

In the Middle Ages, colors weren’t just decorative – they were powerful symbols of status, virtue, and identity. From royal purples and holy blues to the dangerous associations of black and red, every ...

It’s a big change for researchers in terms of contextualizing the lives of disabled people in the Middle Ages. "Inferring social norms around physical impairment and disability from religious ...

Archaeologists in Sweden have combined historical documents, digital excavation records, and cutting-edge 3D modelling to tell the story of what it may have been like to live with a disability in the ...

Without the first lady on President Donald Trump's Middle East trip the women of Trumpworld have been stealing the show. On Wednesday night the president had White House press secretary Karoline ...

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1Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Rockville, Maryland. *Corresponding Author: Meredith S. Shiels, Infections and Immunoepidemiology Branch, Division of Cancer ...

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The election process in the early Middle Ages was quite transparent and collegial: Early popes were selected by consensus by the Roman deacons and nearby bishops, who then presented the pope-elect ...

WEST NEWBURY — On a sunny Thursday, local and state officials gathered at the Middle Street Bridge to check out progress on the ongoing repair project and share the news that the bridge should ...

Those pieces and more than 200 others in the exhibition illustrate how Black dandies have wielded their clothing as instruments of both flair and function. Read more: 'From Savile Row to track ...