When you hear it said that “Modern steel is disposable by design”, your ears perk up, as you just caught the unmistakable ...

Some medieval gadgets still kick modern tech’s butt, thanks to ingenious design and crazy-tough materials. You’re looking at implements refined between the 5th and 15th centuries—the OG era of ...

TREIGNY, FranceTREIGNY, France — Marline Martin, like a lot of little French girls, was besotted with the Middle Ages, with castles and maidens and knights. She worked for Pier 1 Imports for a while, ...

The image of a medieval knight moving slowly and stiffly under the tremendous weight of his costly armor as he readies for battle or a joust is firmly fixed in people’s imagination. But, according to ...

Discover the wide-open world of the Middle Ages with all its dangers and mysteries! Hunt and cultivate your land, build your home and expand your village into a flourishing medieval town. Europe in ...

The soaring choir at Beauvais Cathedral was first constructed in the 1200s. Nick Servian/Robert Harding World Imagery/Corbis Up until recently, architects credited stonemasons for developing brilliant ...