InExploring HistorybyStefania Marin·18h agoThe Templars and the Assassins: Anatomy of an Impossible EncounterBetween betrayed embassies and esoteric traditions, a journey along the boundary between history and myth in the heart of the Crusades.A response icon1A response icon1
Yash·18h agoKnightingale.Sir Harwin stood at the colossal door of Kingspire, waiting for his summoning. He stood there watching the King’s court running flawlessly…
Survived Back Then·2d agoMedieval Peasants Survived Winter by Sleeping Next to Their CowsNo chimney, no glass, no heating. Medieval families got through January with a system, and the strangest part of it was standing in the…
Aaronmhansome·2d agoHow a Real Prince Became the World’s Most Famous VampirePart 2 of Ye Olde Recap’s Vlad the Impaler series: a winter raid, a sultan’s army, a brother on the other side, a suspicious set of…
Rebecca Bryant, PhD·3d agoWalking the Lych Way: a medieval corpse road in Devon1. IntroductionA response icon1A response icon1
InILLUMINATIONbyAndrea Vass·4d agoThe Gross Medieval Habits That Will Make You Appreciate Modern LifeDiscover the strange, unpleasant, and surprisingly common hygiene practices that shaped daily life in medieval Europe.A response icon1A response icon1
Kryztoff·Nov 6They Danced Until They Dropped — Strange FactsIn the summer of 1518, the people of Strasbourg were struck by one of history’s strangest epidemics: a plague of endless, involuntary…
Aaronmhansome·Nov 6Before Dracula Was a Vampire, He Was a Boy HostageThe real Vlad the Impaler story starts with a dragon order, two brothers held at an Ottoman court, and a tiny principality stuck between…
