Middle Ages

Sidesaddle riding is a type of horseback riding that uses a saddle that lets the rider (usually a woman) sit…

Medieval art evolved from simple book miniatures and icons to magnificent paintings by Italian masters.

Several Roman technologies faded or were lost throughout the Middle Ages in large parts of the Roman Empire.

Kneeling is a primitive action used to demonstrate reverence by making the kneeling person seem smaller than the other.

Medical cannibalism is the consumption or use of the human body, dead or alive, to treat diseases.

The Middle Ages seem to us to be a completely awful age in which everyone simply suffered. However, there were…

Some of history's most cruel and painful torture devices were invented during medieval times.

From jousting, to animal-baiting, medieval people valued bloody and brutal entertainment.

When people talk about the Middle Ages, castles, knights, crusades, plague, and unsanitary conditions are most often mentioned.

Many people believe that many of the advantages of civilization originated from the 17th - 19th centuries when scientific development…