It was a time of Kings, monumental battles, plagues and religious influence. Trace the history of this tumultuous time in these articles.
Torture was a very popular form of punishment in the Middle Ages, but it also served as a social deterrent and as entertainment for the masses. These 10 devices show how creative torturers became with their tools as a result. See more »
Torture was a very popular form of punishment in the Middle Ages, but it also served as a social deterrent and as entertainment for the masses. These 10 devices show how creative torturers became with their tools as a result.
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The Black Death was horrifying: an invisible killer that claimed tens of millions of lives in Medieval Europe. Where did it come from and how high would the death toll go?
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The age of chivalry might be dead, but its legend lives on. Do you yearn for the days of yore with honorable knights and virtuous women? Prove your valiance and take this quiz to see what you know about legends, plagues and wars of the Middle Ages.
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When you think about the Middle Ages, you probably imagine knights, lords and ladies in a castle. Learn about how castles were constructed, how they were used and what became of them.
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King Arthur means knights, swords in stones, ladies in lakes … and Monty Python. Who was the real King Arthur? Did Camelot exist?
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What were knights really like? Did they slay dragons, sleep in their armor and rescue damsels in distress?
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Royalty calls to mind impossible wealth, power and privilege -- and maybe a breath of scandal. Do kings and queens simply sit on their thrones with ermine robes and scepters?
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Twenty-five million people died in the Black Death. How did this horrific disease spread and how did people react to a killer they could not possibly comprehend?
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The name is synonymous with fine chocolates and a tawdry costume. But just who was Lady Godiva? And what inspired her to disrobe and ride through town?
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The control of Jerusalem and conflicts between Islam and the Western world may read like topics from today's headlines. But they were also at the heart of the Crusades.
See more »Black Death, an epidemic of bubonic plague that appeared in Europe in the 1300's.
See more »Charlemagne, or Charles the Great (742–814), a king of the Franks and the founder of an empire that included much of western Europe.
See more »Crusades, a series of military campaigns that the Christian countries of Europe waged to conquer the Holy Land from the Muslims.
See more »Free City , a town or city that governs itself and is independent, or largely independent, of the country in which it is located.
See more »Goliard SongsLatin songs written from the 10th to early 13th centuries. They are among the earliest examples of Western secular music.
See more »Guild, in medieval Europe, an economic and social association of men in the same business or craft.
See more »Knight, in the Middle Ages, a warrior horseman. A knight was called Sir, and was usually of a noble or a genteel family.
See more »Middle Ages, a period of about 1,000 years in European history. It is also called the medieval period (from the Latin for “middle” and “age”).
See more »Miracle Play, or Mystery Play, in medieval Europe, a dramatization of a story from the Bible or the life of a saint.
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