It didn’t take long for cinema, the art form of the future, to develop a fascination with the past. Many of the first films ...

In early medieval Ireland, such questions were addressed by a remarkable set of laws known as the Bechbretha, which set out the rights and responsibilities associated with beekeeping. Also known as ...

From a WWII submarine sewage disaster to a deadly medieval pit toilet collapse, doing your business can come with risks.

In early medieval Ireland, such questions were addressed by a remarkable set of laws known as the Bechbretha, which set out the rights and responsibilities associated with beekeeping.      Also known ...

In our research in the British Library's medieval collections, we have identified a previously unnoticed document that ...

A new book defends a Marxist theory of the origins of capitalism. Along the way it shows why understanding the transition ...

The Black Death devastated Europe in the 14th century, killing tens of millions and reshaping society. With no understanding ...

A forgotten scrap of parchment has brought 22 Black Death survivors back into the historical record: named people who fell ill, endured weeks of sickness, and returned to work. The document, found in ...

Geoffrey Chaucer's timeless quote, "If gold rusts, what then can iron do?" warns of moral decay when respected figures falter ...

For those who lived through it, the era of the Black Death must have been a “living nightmare”, said Katherine Harvey in The ...

While in theory, a pope couldn’t be removed during the Middle Ages, late medieval Europe still found ways to challenge, ...