Today, the Middle Ages are a sort of paradox; the myth of the “Dark Ages,” which survives quite ably in popular culture, allows space for it to be whatever the popular imagination wants. When people ...

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Historian Jones (Crusaders) covers 1,000 years of world history in this entertaining chronicle of the period between the fall of the Roman Empire and the Protestant Reformation. Delving into the power ...

Since ancient times, dragons existed in different cultures as indomitable creatures or signs of good luck. But when these fascinating beings took center stage in Christian myths and iconography, ...

Medieval healers treated animals’ ailments with a mix of faith, tradition and science John Last - History Correspondent Magic was just another tool in a medieval animal healer's toolbox. Illustration ...