The Medici family was a powerful and influential dynasty that dominated the political, economic, and cultural life of Florence and much of Italy from the 15th to the 18th century. Known for their ...

Across Africa, Europe, and Asia, the Middle Ages were a hotbed for political events, military action, pioneering inventions, ...

When many people think of the Medievals, they imagine castles and knights on white horses saving damsels in distress, or perhaps superstitious, backward-looking peasants, who’s only thought is to toil ...

Surgery was rare and risky in the medieval period. Though medical options were limited, trans people were able to take ...

Evidence from 13th-century chroniclers and physicians indicates plague may have been involved in epidemics a century before ...

Tehran University students began protesting over the death of a student during a robbery next to the university, leading to a crackdown by Iranian police. Information ...