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Medieval Polygamy: Who Practiced It and Why?
Polygamy played a nuanced role in medieval society, shaped by religion, politics, and culture. In this video, we look at how it functioned across different regions, why it was embraced by some and ...
Learn how researchers combined modern tech, text, and bones to uncover details about a disabled man’s life in medieval Sweden ...
Christmas in the Middle Ages wasn’t all carols and cozy fires. From fasting and feasting to bitter winters and strict ...
A city recently announced the discovery of a gilded Christian artifact dating back to the Early Middle Ages. In a statement published on May 12, the City of Leeds in the U.K. said the Saxon-era ...
But the common image of medieval people as slovenly ... An aquamanile is a vessel used in the ritual of hand washing in both religious (i.e. by a priest before mass) and secular contexts (i.e ...
The medieval monastery clings almost impossibly to sheer cliffs high above the shimmering turquoise of the Aegean Sea.
Tucked in a quiet Moray glen, 13th century Pluscarden Abbey is Britain’s only medieval monastery still inhabited by monks.
Clinging almost impossibly to a sheer cliff in northern Greece, the Monastery of Simonos Petra, also known as Simonopetra — ...
In his public appearance as pope, Leo called himself an Augustinian, putting an unusual spotlight on his religious order ...
MOUNT ATHOS, Greece (AP) — The medieval monastery clings almost impossibly to sheer cliffs high above the shimmering ...