The art of sword swallowing may seem like a magic trick, but around 100 people living around the world today are actually ...

Historian and host of the Gone Medieval podcast Matt Lewis ranks the most famous weapons from the medieval period. From the ...

A fragile 13th century manuscript fragment, hidden in plain sight as the binding of a 16th-century archival register, has been discovered in Cambridge and revealed to contain rare medieval stories ...

One minute, we are on a wide tree-shaded boulevard lined by elegant turn-of-the-century French buildings, the next we are in a twisting medieval alley ... gave a magic sword to Le Loi, a l5th ...

A new exhibition called Curious Cures at Cambridge University Library explores medicine in the medieval era. Dozens of unique medical manuscripts, recipes, cures and guides to healthy living from ...

And these roots – where we can identify them from the sparse medieval and Early Modern sources – express Christian beliefs and practices. The medieval roots of ‘Mothering Sunday’ There is no simple ...

Brits have until Aug. 1 to get rid of all their ninja swords as the U.K.’s Labour government looks to crack down on knife crime. U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced Thursday that "ninja ...

A particularly striking manuscript contains illustrations of ‘Vein Man’ and ‘Zodiac Man’, illuminating how medicine and astrology were entwined in medieval times. “Medicine in the medieval period wasn ...

The Cambridge University Library exhibition, Curious Cures: Medicine In The Medieval World, showcases medieval manuscripts detailing treatments ranging from the commonplace to the truly peculiar ...

As many as 43 workers may be trapped in the collapsed building, according to a statement from the National Institute for Emergency Medicine, as reported by the Thai Enquirer. Myanmar is still reeling ...

Medieval manuscripts detailing unusual treatments – including an infertility cure made from weasels’ testicles – will feature in a new exhibition at Cambridge University Library. Curious Cures: ...