This week saw more than 2,500 scholars of the Middle Ages descend on the University of Leeds (England) for the 25th annual International Medieval Congress. There, over the course of 4 days and ...

Shalev said the maps teach us a lot about the trends in Europe in the 16th century, perhaps even more than they show us the situation of the Middle East at the time.

♪ ♪ ♪ The Middle Ages spanned 1,000 years, from 500 to 1500. The first half was a time of relative poverty and economic stagnation. But then around the year 1000, Europe rebounded, fueled by ...

Things started to perk up a bit around Europe after a few chaotic centuries and the High Middle Ages, which began around 1000 A.D., was a time marked by population growth and advances made in the ...

But his viewpoint that the early Middle Ages were devoid of culture wasn't entirely accurate because during the span of European history from approximately 500 to 1000 AD, there was a parallel ...

A time of innovation, philosophy, and legendary works of art: the realities of the medieval period (500 to 1500 C.E.) in Europe may surprise you. Many know the years before the Renaissance and ...

Tickets to the event, scheduled for July 2-3, are available online through June 19 at a cost of 12 euros adults and 6 euros for ages 6-14; after that, they will cost 15 and 8 euros respectively.

A new book containing reproductions of 127 printed European maps of Ming and Qing China from 1584 to 1735 reveals how they helped paint a reasonably accurate picture of the Middle Kingdom for the ...

Devastating epidemics that swept Europe during the Middle Ages seem to have had an unexpected benefit - leaving 10% of today's Europeans resistant to HIV infection.

Devastating epidemics that swept Europe during the Middle Ages seem to have had an unexpected benefit - leaving 10% of today's Europeans resistant to HIV infection.