The Church honors Jeanne d’Arc as a virgin martyr and national patroness, whose courage, purity and fortitude continue to ...

In a look ahead at a week of Cambridge and Somerville events, there’s a CaziCon comics convention, Carnaval, Joyfest and Hong ...

Life as a medieval slave was harsh, unforgiving, and often invisible in the grand narratives of history. In this video, we ...

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, ...

Since the Middle Ages, the Holy See has positioned itself as the preeminent mediator for international conflicts regardless ...

It’s ironic that it took the approval of a foreign emperor who had just conquered Napoleon to restore luxury status to ...

Oysters and escargot are recognized as luxury foods around the world—but they were once valued by the lower classes as cheap ...

A 600-year-old brass seal found in a farmer’s field features an image of St. Catherine of Alexandria. The depiction is chock ...

Reuters, the news and media division of Thomson Reuters, is the world’s largest multimedia news provider, reaching billions of people worldwide every day. Reuters provides business, financial ...

Crusader Kings III is the sequel to the classic grand strategy game about medieval conquest, intrigue, religion and high drama.

May 8, 2025 — A new study of the 28 most populous U.S. cities finds that all are sinking to one degree or another. The cities include not just those on the coasts, where relative sea level is a ...