The best location for a monastery was one that was close to water and wood. Many monastic chroniclers mention this.

Before our current, carbon-fueled global warming trend took off during the 20th century, the most consequential temperature bump in recorded history was the Medieval Warm Period. This week, scientists ...

Migration into England was continuous from the Romans through to the Normans and men and women moved from different places ...

Learn how ancient DNA and tooth enamel are rewriting England’s medieval history and showing connections between climate ...

Researchers traced the roots of population movements to England during the early medieval period, from the end of Roman rule ...

The combination of filigree and granulation techniques arrived in Norway during the early Middle Ages from the Byzantine Empire, partly via Carolingian goldsmithing traditions. The Carolingian period, ...

A groundbreaking bioarchaeological study from the Universities of Edinburgh and Cambridge has shattered long-held assumptions about medieval migration patterns into England. Rather than arriving in ...

Manuscript of “Two Leaves from the Mirror of Human Salvation” formerly used as a book cover (Germany, late 14th century), ink and pigments on medium weight, cream-colored parchment (courtesy the ...

Russell has a PhD in the history of medicine, violence, and colonialism. His research has explored topics including ethics, science governance, and medical involvement in violent contexts. Russell has ...