Want to feel what life was like in the Middle Ages? Head to these medieval hotels in Europe, from lux castles to fantasy stays.

nobility is an exceptionally small world, and it offers an extremely unrepresentative picture of what it actually felt like to live in the Middle Ages. Paradox, of course, pays no mind to farmers ...

Being a child in the Middle Ages wasn’t easy – far from it ... Whether born into a peasant family or nobility, survival often depended on luck, labor, and learning fast.

Queenship was transformed in the early Middle Ages, as power came to be derived not just from marriage, but from God.

If you believe Hollywood, life during the Middle Ages was romantic and glamorous, full of noble knights on noble steeds, beautiful ladies with pointy hats, chivalry, honor, and occasional dragons. But ...

The before-meal wash was an important ritual for peasants and nobility alike—especially since people often ate with their hands. An important social ritual in the Middle Ages, handwashing was ...

In contrast, the Middle Ages in Europe was all about the Christian ... is brightly coupled with the bright / and bright is the noble edifice which is pervaded by the new light.” ...

Roots in Antiquity and the Middle Ages, The Birth of Modern Dress Shoes in the 17th and 18th Centuries, and Classic Styles ...