Discover "Santa Maria, Strela do Dia," a radiant medieval cantiga from O Jerusalem. This devotional song praises the Virgin Mary with lyrical grace and Iberian charm.

Discover the medieval mystery of “The Falcon Hath Borne My Make Away” from the Corpus Christi Carol—an evocative English carol of love, loss, and sacred symbolism.

Château de Brézé isn't just a castle – it's a medieval survival masterpiece hiding 3 kilometers of underground tunnels, rooms, and an entire troglodyte city carved into limestone.

Medieval zoology is bizarre. Mostly because half of the creatures don’t even exist. And those that do look very, very strange!

Dig into the history that inspired Shakespeare’s tragedy, “Macbeth,” and find out just how much of the play is based on real events.

Grab some comfy trainers as you join Historian Dan Snow on a special behind the scenes tour of one of the most iconic sites of the Medieval World, The Tower of London.

Life was hard during the Medieval ages; even something as simple as lighting was an expensive and time-consuming affair. So, how did our unwashed ancestors go about bringing some light into their lives? Spoiler alert: it involved bees ... a lot of bees.

Medieval drolleries are whimsical, often humorous illustrations found in the margins of illuminated manuscripts, particularly during the Gothic period (13th–15th centuries).

Medieval gingerbread was first only accessible to the very wealthy because of all the spices in it, but by the time our recipe was written in the 14th century, it was accessible to the average wealthy household. A lot of variations of spiced cakes, cookie...

On this Halloween, we'll uncover the true, but almost forgotten, story of corpse stones and corpse roads —ancient paths which reveal the chilling beliefs of medieval England about death, spirits, and the afterlife.

Some medieval people ate breakfast sometimes. It depended on things like your social status and job, your age, and what part of the Middle Ages it was. Bread, cheese, and ale were common breakfast items, and sops are mentioned in Sir Gawain and the Green...

The funniest examples of medieval European paintings where the artist had clearly never seen the animal before.

Look in the margins of medieval books and you'll find an unusual theme: knights vs. snails.

Medieval and renaissance art is charming, but it can also be quite strange, to put it mildly. From outlandish hybrid creatures that seem to be straight out of a nightmare, to hilariously obscene sketches, apparently made by bored monks, filling the margin...

Have you ever wondered how Venice, a city built on water, became one of the most powerful and wealthy cities in history?