Hi, I’m Emily Expedition, an archaeologist and researcher with a particular interest in the stranger corner of human history.

Medieval Europe’s diverse regional cultures were balanced by a conscious attempt to create a unified view of the world that embraced religious and social ideals, Latin and vernacular literature, and ...

The Black Death moved with a speed that left medieval Europe almost no time to understand what was happening. From plague-stricken ships arriving in Mediterranean ports to terrified populations ...

Believe it or not, these jobs from the Middle Ages still exist in 2026.

The modern history of Western Europe is defined by opposition. Europe is presented as a beacon of civilisation facing down the barbarous masses that populated the rest of the world, and one of the ...

Your institution does not have access to this book on JSTOR. Try searching on JSTOR for other items related to this book. The Economics of Treachery: The Betrayal of Urban Strongholds in North-Western ...

An illustration, based on a 15th century author’s imagining, of the court of the Great Khan in the 1200s. Credit: National Library of France On January 4, 1254, a French monk named William of Rubruck ...

These medieval towns offer a different way to discover southern Europe: taking the time to wander through their narrow ...

SPOKANE, Wash. — Authentic European armor from the Middle Ages is now on display in Spokane, giving residents a rare opportunity to step into the world of medieval knights. The Northwest Museum of ...