Among the most popular books of the time, bestiaries were filled with real and mythical animals and their lore, the ...

An excavation at Oxford University has yielded ancient book clasps, medieval pens and imported fish bones, offering ...

Living with dwarfism in the Middle Ages meant facing a world shaped by superstition, spectacle, and strict social roles. In ...

Nowadays, we can take a bath every hour if we want, with countless hygiene products available in stores. However, people in the Middle Ages could only dream of such luxuries and often had to rely on ...