Historian and author Helen Castor, presenter of the popular series She-Wolves, explores how the people of the Middle Ages handled the most fundamental moments of transition in life: birth, marriage ...

Marriage in medieval Europe wasn’t always about love—yet affection, loyalty, and even romance could still flourish. This is what life looked like for medieval couples ...

In 1061, two men, Pedro Díaz and Munio Vandilaz, signed a legal agreement in which they undertook to share the management of the house and church of Santa María de Ordes – most likely the current ...

“Residents frustrated at ‘medieval’ cellphone coverage in the Far North,” ran the headline on a New Zealand news website. Communities on the shores of the Pacific Ocean were fed up with constant poor ...

A look at marriage and sex during the Middle Ages. Marriage was not always about the bride and groom; they were often arranged by parents.

In this interview with Yahoo Entertainment’s Ethan Alter, Catherine Called Birdy stars Bella Ramsey, Joe Alwyn and Andrew Scott and director Lena Dunham open up about filming the medieval comedy; the ...

Find out what medieval people did behind closed doors, as you examine the ways they often broke the rules about sex and what could happen to them when they got caught. From masturbation and ...

Responding to recent questions raised by African bishops concerned about the practice of polygamy, the Vatican issued a ...