What started as a feeble group of followers soon turned into an empire. By Syed Muhammad KhanHistorian...
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Introduction A medieval university is a corporation organized during the Middle Ages for the purposes of higher...
Under Charlemagne’s rule, the work of educational reform began to have a measure of success. Introduction Carolingian...
Medieval society was compelled to adapt to the presence of the chronically ill. Conventional narratives tell us...
In this period, hospitals preserved both the symbolic and material link to the Church and religion, based...
Zvartnots Cathedral was constructed at a time of much chaos in Near East. Introduction The ruins of...
Tiwanaku was founded some time in the Early Intermediate Period (200 BCE – 600 CE). By Mark...
By the end of the thirteenth century the social context for the abandonment of infants and children...
Two different perceptions of the sin of overeating in the Middle Ages. Gluttony—overindulging in food or drink—was...
The announcement sent shock waves rippling through China’s northeastern capital. Three patients have been diagnosed in Beijing...
People caught and died from plague long before it caused major epidemics like the Black Death in...
Their name has since come to be associated with their chief modus operandi, the act of murder...
Lisbon was the capital of the Portuguese Empire, a nation of explorers, seafarers and conquerors. By Wanda...
Next time you come across a toad, you might just want to reconsider becoming acquainted! If you...
Medieval books of beasts reflect the attitudes of the people who made them—including antisemitism, homophobia, misogyny, and...
Two curators this unique medieval book and its long influence. Introduction The bestiary—the medieval book of beasts—was...
The rituals now associated with Halloween have a complex relationship to this medieval Hallowmass. I had the...
The souls most likely to return to haunt the living were those whose burial rituals were not...
Bayan I first enters history with the migration of the Avars to the region of the Pontic...
Considered virtually impregnable, it was the largest Crusader castle in the Middle East. By Mark CartwrightHistorian Introduction...
The most remarkable accomplishment of this era lies, undoubtedly, in the field of architecture. By Dhruba RC...
These figures, whatever other purposes they served, were expressions of the fears and hopes of the people....
The Golden Horde extended from the Caucasus to Hungary to Constantinople, inspiring fear across the known the...
Kievan Rus’, medieval Ukraine, played an important role in both Russia and Europe. Introduction Kievan Rus′ was...
They cleverly allied themselves with European powers in order to protect themselves from the Ottomans. Introduction The...
Ultimately, the Mongols would establish the largest empire the world had ever seen. By Mark CartwrightHistorian Introduction...
The selling of indulgences was first practiced in the late thirteenth century and was changed after the...
More than a pastime, it was an important arena for social interaction, essential training for war, and...
Byzantine influence was pronounced in Ukraine’s religious, political, and cultural spheres. Byzantium was originally a Greek colony,...
Peace but also conflicts that occurred between the Sikh Gurus and the Mughal rulers who were contemporaneous...