Some may know that armored knights used upturned codpieces to attract woman at parties, but a new exhibition of medieval clothing shows ... all over the world — historical Habsburg suits of ...

Winter in the Middle Ages wasn’t just cold – it was a fight for survival. In this video, we explore how medieval people ...

Medieval people absolutely loved to paint statues, decorate walls with vibrant frescoes, and wear the brightest clothing available ... s sixth-century Secret History, which called the Empress ...

UNTIL fairly recently, it was rare to find Americans who were passionate about both medieval history ... vegetable-dyed handspun clothing. But when Americans invoked historical events in politics ...

a popular legend advanced the story of a medieval woman who disguised herself in men’s clothing and ascended to the role of pope. A dramatic ending to the tale ensured its endurance: As the ...

Historical evidence speaks to a rich tradition of continuity in literature, philosophy and culture that runs from antiquity all the way to medieval Christianity, where same-gender intimacies were ...

In other words, marginalizing the voices of scholars asking questions about the state of the field, about what we study and how we study it, is not only ignoring the history of Medieval Studies ...