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Musical Monk: Guido of Arezzo and His Impact on the History of Music
Guido of Arezzo was a monk who lived during the Middle Ages, and may be considered as one of the most influential figures in the history of modern music. During the Middle Ages, the monastery was one...
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Pointing to Witchcraft: The Possible Origin of the Conical Witch's Hat
If one were to walk down a crowded street wearing a black conical hat, passersby would not question the wearer's intention. Obviously, the wearer would be playing the role of a witch. Yet as obvious as...
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Numbers and Nobles: The Magical Tradition of Numerology in Spain
Spain has always been a country full of contrasts. It is often regarded as heavily Catholic and the place where the Inquisition began. At the same time, there have also been witches and individuals who...
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Archaeologists from Mainz reveal new findings on the history of the...
Archaeologists from Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) started excavations in September 2016 at Khirbat al-Minya, an early-Islamic caliphate palace on the shore of the Sea of Galilee in Israel....
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What Would You Have Eaten for Christmas in Medieval Times?
With Christmas almost upon us, there will be plenty of frenzied present shopping and meal planning. Haven’t made that Christmas cake yet? Fear not. If you were preparing the festive meal 600 years ago...
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The French Brews Brothers: Benedictine Monks Bring a Traditional Brewing...
Between prayer, Gregorian chants, and spiritual contemplation, Benedictine monks of Saint-Wandrille monastery in northern France are now dedicating their spare time to producing France's only monastic...
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Fantasies from Evil Spirits? Faeries in the Medieval Imagination
“There are also others who say that they see women and girls dancing by night whom they call elvish folk, or faeries, and they believe that these can transform both men and women or, by leaving others...
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Forget Folk Remedies, Medieval Europe Spawned a Golden Age of Medical Theory
It’s often said that there was no tradition of scientific medicine in medieval times. According to the usual narrative of the history of progress, medicine in the European Middle Ages – from around the...
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Being Lovesick Was a Real Disease in the Middle Ages
Love sure does hurt, as the Everly Brothers knew very well. And while it is often romanticised or made sentimental, the brutal reality is that many of us experience fairly unpleasant symptoms when in...
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Scientists Solve Mystery of Iron Strap and Buckle Unearthed in Medieval Cemetery
Archaeologists digging at Gloucester Cathedral, UK, have unearthed a strap for a medieval “false leg.” The metal pieces from the prosthesis band were discovered with a skeleton in the old lay cemetery...
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Were Catapults the Secret to Roman Military Success?
The Roman Empire conquered the known world in large part due to its army. The Roman Army was a formidable force of training and discipline led by military minds who established organizational and...
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What Did the Ancients See? Unidentified Flying Objects that Made an Impact on...
The number of reported UFO sightings has hit an all time high in 2017. In the 112 years since the National UFO Reporting Center began keeping track, there have been 104,947 reported events (Monfort,...
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Bodies Left Behind - A Cruel History of Persecution, Shamanic Ecstasies & the...
The witches are carried sometimes in their bodies and clothes, at other times without, and the examiner thinks their bodies are sometimes left behind. Even when their spirits only are present, yet they...
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Latest Thornton Abbey Discovery: Did the Great Famine take a Medieval Priest...
The remains of a Medieval priest who died 700 years ago has been uncovered at Thornton Abbey in Lincolnshire. Research shows he could have been a victim of the Great Famine.Archaeologists from the...
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Medieval Medical Books Could Hold the Recipe for New Antibiotics
For a long time, medieval medicine has been dismissed as irrelevant. This time period is popularly referred to as the “Dark Ages,” which erroneously suggests that it was unenlightened by science or...
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Five Bloodcurdling Medical Procedures That are No Longer Performed … Thankfully
Surgeries and treatments come and go. A new BMJ guideline, for example, makes “strong recommendations” against the use of arthroscopic surgery for certain knee conditions. But while this key-hole...
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10 Innovative Medieval Weapons: You Would Not Want To Be At The Sharp End Of...
Long before modern warfare, there was a time of knights in shining armor atop equally armored horses fighting for the hand of a maiden or in pitched battle. However, the weapons that these knights...
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Millennial Bashing: Like Today, Medieval Aristocrats Blamed Youth for Ruining...
As a millennial and a teacher of millennials, I’m growing weary of think pieces blaming my generation for messing everything up. The idea that young people are ruining society is nothing new. I teach...
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Medieval Men With ‘Unsuitable Seed’ Prescribed Ground Up Pig Testicals
A recent study of medical and religious texts suggests that men were diagnosed with infertility as far back as Medieval times, and indeed may be held responsible for the inability to have children.Read...
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Parallel Worlds – Events in Game of Thrones Based on Real Historical Events
The television series, Game of Thrones, based on George R.R. Martin’s book series A Song of Ice and Fire, has been praised for its gritty realism and epic storyline. G.R.R. Martin has been referred to...
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