What do the crimes that women were charged with in a post-medieval Scotland reveal about the lives they lived?

Pregnancy in the Middle Ages was extremely dangerous. There were no sterile conditions or modern medical knowledge.

The book is Emendatio vitae —The Emending of Life—written in the 14th century by Richard Rolle, a Yorkshire hermit and mystic ...

Long before they wielded swords, medieval knights learned from noblewomen. This video uncovers the early training of ...

“The find is a milestone for maritime archaeology. It’s the largest cog we know of, and it gives us a unique opportunity to ...

England was never as isolated as many history books once suggested. New research shows that people moved into and across England steadily for centuries, arriving from places as distant as the ...

An exhibition called "Paws on Parchment" tracks how cats were depicted in the Middle Ages through texts and artworks from ...

From the cobbled, quaint and quirky to the elegant, sweeping and grand, from the history-drenched to the Instagram-primped, ...

Most stories of the Vikings and their gods focus on men. It’s time for the women to take centre stage: from giantesses to bad ...

Catholic philosopher Carrie Gress challenges the very foundations of feminism, arguing that it has emerged as a rival church ...

A certain detachment is a precursor to healthy attachment. This is consistent with spiritual traditions that counsel that a ...

EXCLUSIVE: Brexit is in peril and Keir Starmer's Government is going to drive Britain off a cliff, warns the Kemi Badenoch ...