This year marks the 500th anniversary of the German Peasants’ War, the largest European uprising before the French Revolution ...

The modern perception of Medieval peasants is that they worked constantly from day to night. In reality, peasants had less vigorous work schedules than we do today. History professor Julier Schor said ...

If you were lucky or unlucky enough (depending on your point of view) to avoid the high rate of infant mortality and the constant threat of deadly disease then as a medieval peasant farmer you had ...

The most famous and longstanding of these was the “Old” Medieval bridge, finished in 1209 during the reign of King John. For over 600 years this bridge was the key crossing point of the Thames in ...

Still, they’re usually mixed in with bearded hermits slinging magic fireballs, which we’re reliably informed your average medieval peasant had very little knowledge. To that end, we’ve ...

CANTON, Ohio – OK, this was a new one on us: There is an Armored MMA league featuring professional medieval combat. And it’s bringing an event to Northeast Ohio on Saturday, June 7.

The Great Peasants’ War was premodern Europe’s largest popular rising. Early stirrings in the southwestern corner of what is now Germany in the summer of 1524 grew to affect vast parts of the Holy ...

Courir de Mardi Gras is rooted in French medieval history and is comprised ... Common citizens and peasants, some of which who would later become Acadians and Cajuns, were not allowed to attend ...

We’ve picked some of our favorite medieval games available to play now, from the realistic to the preposterous. This list isn’t necessarily ranked in any particular order. All of them are ...