During the Middle Ages, it was common to find monks huddled over their desks, painstakingly copying manuscripts by hand. But ...

Previous work provided compelling evidence of women's roles in such environments yet was not designed to offer broad-scale quantitative assessments. In the study, "How Many Medieval and Early ...

Take on the role of a man who has witnessed and fled from war, hoping to take his fate into his own hands. In this vast medieval world, players can explore the wilderness, follow a sweeping main ...

Monasteries were places where monks lived. Monks devoted their lives to God and doing his work. They also provided help and support to their local community. At a time when there was no healthcare ...

However, long held assumptions that it was only men who did this kind of work are finally being challenged thanks to new research into the previously ignored role of women scribes. The paper ...