For people living in the Middle Ages, death was not the end but the beginning of a spiritual journey. Medieval Christians believed the soul would ultimately face one of three destinations: heaven, ...

Church and State are often depicted as natural enemies. Well, aren’t they? Consider the classics A Man for All Seasons and Becket. Henry II and Henry VIII embody the power of an absolute State, while ...

In the past twenty years, especially, many books have been written on women in the Middle Ages. The editors have selected ten of these volumes that provide a helpful introduction or general study: ...

Faced with a range of serious patient reactions to the COVID-19 disease, doctors and nurses have sometimes struggled to find viable treatment options. But when we examine faith-based responses to the ...

Medieval Christianity seems dark and foreign—until you take a closer look. The medieval world conjures up all sorts of images, but it’s the unusual ones that often stick in our minds: a woman kneeling ...

In the picturesque town of Morlaix in northwestern France, archaeologists have made a remarkable discovery that has opened a window into medieval religious life. As researchers carefully excavated a ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. In our initial Q&A for Medieval 2: Total War, project director Bob Smith revealed many details regarding Creative Assembly and Sega's upcoming sequel ...