This video explains how medieval fashion was tightly controlled and dangerously political. Clothing signaled class, wealth, and loyalty, and wearing the wrong fabric or color could lead to fines or ...
The Middle Ages may be over, but the fascination with them endures, not only in Europe but also in the East. Our imagination of great ages often returns to this period, and even when it does not, the ...
Crusader Kings III is the sequel to the classic grand strategy game about medieval conquest, intrigue, religion and high drama.
Teenagers in the Middle Ages weren’t protected or coddled. Childhood ended early, often by age twelve. Work, marriage, and responsibility arrived fast. Disease, accidents, and violence killed many ...
During the Middle Ages, objects and body parts associated with Jesus, the Virgin Mary, the Apostles, and the saints played a central role in Christian life in Europe. Faithful pilgrims flocked to ...
Yuyi Morales, photos by Tim O’Meara. Roaring Brook/Porter, $17.99 (40p) ISBN 978-1-59643-603-9 Readers will recognize Morales’s (Niño Wrestles the World) handmade Frida Kahlo doll from Kahlo’s ...