In the Middle Ages, names weren’t just personal—they were political, dynastic, and symbolic. This video explores how medieval families, especially nobility, used names to express status, continuity, ...

The intact remains of eight medieval nobles have been discovered during restoration works at a monastery in northeastern Spain. A team of researchers made the "exceptional discovery" at the Gothic ...

The impressive gem is believed to have belonged to someone of nobility. (Image: Lech Marek) An astonishing 600-year-old amethyst ornament has been unearthed from the moat of a medieval castle in ...

The nobles were famous for their patronage of poets, musicians, dancers, ulema and Sufi saints. It was also a tradition that rulers used to bestow titles in appreciation of services to people.

Medieval elites used handwashing as a shrewd ‘power play.’ Here’s how. The before-meal wash was an important ritual for peasants and nobility alike—especially since people often ate with ...